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Philadelphia owns more than 1,000 public artworks. Scores are missing
At least six historical markers designed by Paul Philippe Cret, the famed architect of Rittenhouse Square and other ...
Franklin Square is getting a $7.8M upgrade with new playground, zip line, restrooms, and bike lanes
It marks the first major upgrade since 2006 to the 7.5-acre park, just off the base of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Franklin Square to get $7.8M upgrade with new playground, zip line, restrooms, and bike lanes
Franklin Square will undergo a major overhaul that includes adding new restrooms, a playground, LED lighting, and bike lanes. The projects will cost about $7.8 million and take about 18 months to ...
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The Role of Urban Spaces in Shaping Movements: 7 Sites of Resistance and Protest Across the USA
Demonstration Grounds and a portal for re-engaging with the stories of little-known or even forgotten events that were ...
Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudice
Demands to end police brutality have been the focus of mass meetings in the city at least since the 1918 formation of Philadelphia’s now-defunct Association for the Protection of Colored People.
As New Orleans' Mardi Gras goes into full swing, security boosted to historic levels
More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans ...
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Dozens of Artworks Owned by Philadelphia Have Gone Missing
The city owns more than 1,000 works of art. It hasn’t inventoried them for decades and doesn’t know where at least 85 of them ...
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Philly Developers And Residents Square Off Over Future Of Historically Industrial Washington Avenue
A gantlet of zoning restrictions and community opposition has stymied redevelopment of western Washington Avenue, putting ...