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Lacking federal support, rowing community turns to its own to fund much needed dredge
The Schuylkill River needs to be dredged. From the neoclassical Fairmount Water Works down to Route 1’s modernist Twin Bridges, the river bed has been slowly rising, bringing with it a cumbersome milfoil growth that catches on rowers’ oars. Now, one of the most iconic rivers for rowing is in danger of losing key regattas as the it becomes too shallow. Silt deposits that have steadily inched… → Read More
Conrail donates Schuylkill swing bridge, clearing way for trail extension
The steady expansion of the Schuylkill River Trail took another step forward Wednesday morning. Mayor Jim Kenney acknowledged the Conrail’s gift of the Schuylkill… → Read More
Link up: Art Commision OKs plan to install 100 digital ad kiosks along commercial corridors
The Philadelphia Art Commision approved a plan to bring Link kiosks to the city of Philadelphia on Wednesday. The kiosks — roughly the size and shape of the “you are here” type maps common in shopping malls — will feature two large digital ad displays. In coordination with the city’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (OTIS), Intersection, an outdoor advertising firm, will build… → Read More
Stuck in a LOOP: Councilman calls for killing 10-year cap on real estate tax exemption
Councilman Kenyatta Johnson proposed an amendment to the city’s Longtime Owner Occupant of Program (LOOP) tax exemption program on Thursday. The proposal would eliminate… → Read More
City Council introduces home-repair loan bill
At Thursday’s City Council session, Councilwoman Cherelle Parker introduced legislation that would create a $40 million housing repair loan program for homeowners and small… → Read More
Art Commission OKs 100 digital ad “Links” connecting public to free WiFi
The Philadelphia Art Commission granted conceptual approval to a plan to bring advertising kiosks, called Links, to commercial corridors in the City of Philadelphia.… → Read More
Major rehab of Chestnut Street Bridge will close it for a year next summer, PennDOT says
Construction over the Schuylkill River is never an easy process for Philadelphia. And now, the bridges in Center City that have gone without repair for decades are finally getting a long overdue facelift. PennDOT held a community meeting on Wednesday at Greenfield Elementary to discuss the ongoing rehabilitation of the Chestnut Street Bridge and surrounding roads. Built back in 1957, the bridge… → Read More