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Wawa Welcome America 2019: Everything to know
From a 4,000 person parade to a major concert
Joe Biden taps Philly for presidential campaign headquarters
A campaign kickoff rally will be held Saturday at the Art Museum.
Art show and festival will celebrate Rail Park’s history
And look toward its future
Inside LVL, the city’s tallest modular building coming to West Philly
It’s officially opening this month
Mixed-use tower with 28 residential units planned by the parkway
The site is currently home to several rowhomes
City-wide park cleanup kicks off this weekend
100 parks across Philly are participating
City program will offer $10K assistance to first-time homebuyers
The program is for Philadelphia residents exclusively, and aims to combat rising house costs.
Entertainment center, theater opening months after Fashion District
The opening of the entertainment center was pushed back
Philly Drivers’ Union plans rally in solidarity with countrywide Uber protests
Uber and Lyft drivers will participate
Indego adding 400 more electric bikes after pilot program
They’re also bringing 12 new Indego stations to Philly.
City raises $4.5M for Schuylkill River dredging project
The project will start in August
7-story apartment building planned for site of semi-demolished West Philly church
The church was built in the 1880s
Apartments, coffee shop coming to former ICE offices in Callowhill
The building was most recently used for Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices
What’s the history of that steel furnace lot?
The vacant lot became the subject of a very strange—and slightly concerning—letter that went viral.
Uber drivers plan protest in Philly, six other cities
Drivers will protest low pay
Former St. Joseph’s Hospital gets transformed into apartments
With 88 units and plenty of amenities
City relaunches program to help homeowners go solar
Participants will receive a federal tax credit and a free assessment.
Summer events on the Delaware waterfront start May 10
The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation has announced its full summer schedule.
The Atlantic City—Philly rail line is coming back
The NJ Transit service returns next month with two additional trains in the morning.
The National apartment building opens in Old City
Inside the new space, which offers green space for visitors, retail, and apartments.
Liquor store, apartments moving into parkway’s Granary building
The Reading Co. Grain Elevator building is getting transformed
City launches street sweeping pilot program in 6 neighborhoods
The program will last through November this year
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Inside the fight to save a Louis Kahn relic
Kahn and partner Anne Tyng designed this home in 1950—and now its future is at stake
Inside the AKA Rittenhouse hotel’s $10M renovations
Take a look inside
The 2019 Cherry Blossom Festival’s opening weekend, in 11 bright photos
To help ring in spring
The Met Philly opens renovated, upscale lounge
The place is the newest to open after the theater’s renovation project
Concerns raised over apartment project’s lasting impact on Italian Market
Concerns revolve around a parking garage driveway on 9th Street
City outlines plan to boost historic preservation efforts following report
The report presented the city with eight main suggestions
Another coliving company eyes Fishtown for residential project
Common is bringing co-living to Philly
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The ultimate 2019 guide to Parks on Tap
The popular mobile beer garden returns this month.
Private ‘urban oasis’ planned for 10-story condo project near parkway
It may conflict with the extension of the existing Rail Park
How affordable is buying a home in Philly versus the rest of the country?
A new study says Philly is right in the middle
New Pennsport waterfront project envisions fewer townhomes
It’s a big change from an earlier, 2018 proposal
Comcast plans $50 million competitive gaming arena at sports complex
The arena will be home to competitive gaming and other forms of entertainment
Amid debate, City Council passes bill to study soda tax
Council members clashed over the effect of the study Thursday
What’s the best time of year to start renting in Philly?
A new study suggests signing a lease in the winter
Developers plan 7-story apartment building in Italian Market
They’re going back in front of the Civic Design Review next month