Catalina Jaramillo
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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How to recycle or reuse your Christmas tree — from feeding goats to saving dunes
Where to go and what to do if you want to get rid of your Christmas tree without stressing sanitation workers or the environment. → Read More
Play Everywhere: Philly kids are getting 16 spaces designed to spark joy
The installations are part of a national initiative that creates play spaces wherever it can fit them — on sidewalks, buildings and even inside offices. → Read More
An organization that builds parks is making public art about heat
The Trust for Public Land is working with Philadelphia artists and community leaders in three of the city’s hottest neighborhoods. → Read More
The upside of Philly’s tailgating ban is FDR Park free of cars and noise
The South Philadelphia park located near Lincoln Financial Field is closed to cars on Sunday because of the ban on tailgating. Nature lovers aren’t mad about it. → Read More
Where’s my trash truck? Online map will help Philly residents track waste collection
PickupPHL — designed by the city to improve sanitation services — uses GPS devices installed in trucks to show residents where trash and recycling collection are happening. → Read More
School Board changes its mind; votes yes on Hilco refinery redevelopment tax break
The School Board rejected the tax abatement in a prior vote. Board members said a vow to hire Philadelphia graduates changed no votes to yes. → Read More
Rats in rowhouses, opossums in bottles: Philly exterminators see booming biz as trash sits.
It’s a busy time for the pest control business in Philadelphia. → Read More
EPA: Isaias flooding did not spread toxins from Eastwick landfill
Preliminary results of water samples collected by the EPA from flood waters during and after the storm found “little to no contaminants.” → Read More
Kenyatta Johnson’s new Eastwick task force will tackle buyout question
The new task force will include FEMA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as well as city and state agencies. → Read More
City Planning Commission challenges plans for affordable housing on ‘very small lots’
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha and Scannapieco Development Corporation want to build small, two-family rowhomes on vacant city-owned lots. → Read More
100 extremely hot Philly blocks are getting super soakers and other toys to beat the heat
Philadelphia is expanding its Playstreets program to help cool the city’s hottest neighborhoods. → Read More
Philly to open spray grounds as COVID complicates city’s response to dangerous heat
City officials are trying to balance social distancing needs against the health risks of prolonged exposure to heat. → Read More
South Kensington gardeners challenge housing project — and win a conversation
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha is partnering with Scannapieco Development Corporation on the mixed-income development. → Read More
Company buying bankrupt PES refinery promises 18,000 jobs in next 10 years
A Hilco Redevelopment Partners executive told a City Council hearing the company’s plan will create 8,000 union construction jobs, 10,000 permanent jobs. → Read More
What does ‘defund the police’ mean to a community that survived a police shootout?
Many residents of Nicetown-Tioga don’t want police to completely disappear from their community but they want them to show up differently. → Read More
‘I want to be able to heal’: Kensington residents begin yet another recovery
After days of violence, Kensington neighbors struggle to come to terms with yet another crisis. Community leaders fear it could take years to rebuild. → Read More
Dreaming of a night under the stars? Some Pa. parks open for camping Friday
If camping in the Poconos is the kind of treat you’ve craved, go ahead and get those plans rolling. Parks statewide will open as stay-at-home orders lift. → Read More
Philly is making it easier to turn your block into a place for play this summer
Every summer, Philly residents can apply for permits to turn their block into a playground for kids, no cars allowed. This year, the rules are changing. → Read More
Philly Council wants to stop an ‘avalanche’ of evictions with COVID-19 rent relief
Philly councilmembers introduced a package of six bills designed to aid renters affected by the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Make your pandemic garden bloom: Free resources, online supply stores and more
Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency shutdown orders closed garden supply stores in Pa., but there are plenty of safe ways to buy plants and learn how to grow. → Read More