Mt. Airy/Chestnut Hill
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What's next for the stalled Wissahickon treetop proposal?
By Alaina Mabaso for NewsWorks, @AlainaMabaso
May 17, 2013
Earlier this month, members of the Alliance for the Preservation of the Wissahickon (APOW), a group that emerged in April to oppose a possible treetop adventure course in Wissahickon Valley Park, were... More »
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Nicetown building project kicks off with demolition pep-rally event
By Amy Z. Quinn for NewsWorks, @AmyZQuinn
May 16, 2013
The latest step in a unique building project in Nicetown will involve a 350-year-old French company, about 120 alternative high-school students and two long-vacant houses on Wingohocking Street. Also... More »
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State, teachers' union reluctant on more money for Philly schools
By Benjamin Herold, @BenjaminBHerold and Holly Otterbein, @hollyotterbein
May 16, 2013
Yesterday, Philadelphia Mayor Nutter announced his plan to raise $95 million for the city's struggling School District, mostly through tax hikes on cigarettes and alcohol. But even if that money... More »
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Wyck House symposium to focus on eco-friendly rose gardening this weekend
By Alaina Mabaso for NewsWorks, @AlainaMabaso
May 16, 2013
Letting the weeds take over is the opposite of a good day's work in the garden, but Elizabeth Belk, the horticulturalist at Germantown's Wyck House, said that neglect actually saved America&... More »
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Mt. Airy BID addresses growing concerns over parking with residents, business owners
By Jana Shea for NewsWorks, @MtAiryChestnut
May 16, 2013
Parking congestion was the subject of a special forum hosted by the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District (BID) Tuesday evening. Talk centered around parking conditions along the 6700 and 6800 blocks... More »
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Updated: SRC votes against renewing Germantown charter school, selects Pastorius Elementary operator
By Aaron Moselle, @awmoselle
May 16, 2013
The city's School Reform Commission voted Wednesday night to renew five charter schools and kickoff the non-renewal process for one more. More »
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Protesters react to Nutter's proposal to fill school funding gap with sin tax revenue
By Neema Roshania, @MtAiryChestnut
May 16, 2013
As students and parents from Northwest and West Philly headed to City Hall on Wednesday morning to protest proposed school budget cuts, Mayor Michael Nutter was proposing a plan he says would more tha... More »
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Upcoming “Fit Fest” to highlight Manayunk’s workout scene
By Carrie Hagen for NewsWorks, @RoxYunkFalls
May 16, 2013
Manayunk's fitness businesses are joining ranks for the first time to promote the neighborhood's dense exercise scene next month. More »
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Germantown event will focus on a time when Philly was America's food capital
By Alaina Mabaso for Newsworks, @AlainaMabaso
May 15, 2013
Becky Diamond, who maintains Philadelphia was America's food capital of America long before New York City was on the culinary map, will discuss her book, "Mrs. Goodfellow: The Story of Ameri... More »
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Police warn of two-criminal crime wave in East Falls
By Matthew Grady for NewsWorks, @MMGrady
May 15, 2013
Witnesses thought that the man with the headphones dropped something. That's the explanation they formed in their minds when they saw a young manrun up Bowman Street in East Falls, chasing after... More »
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