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Rezoning approved by Planning Commission for 9th and Washington development

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 Taylor Farnsworth 9th and Washington, 9th Street, Darien Street, Midwood, Washington Avenue min read

In August we told you about plans for a 5-story mixed-use development for the long-vacant lot at 9th and Washington. For this development to move forward, the lot has to be rezoned to accommodate for the height of the development

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Plan for green space at Guerin Rec Center needs community support again

October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 Taylor Farnsworth 16th Street, 2201 S. 16th St., Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, Guerin Recreation Center, Parks and Recreation, PWD min read

In 2014, two plans were presented to create a green space in the parking lot at Guerin Recreation Center. At that meeting, the 50 attendees almost unanimously voted for this plan, which would use a portion of the parking lot at

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Permanent plans presented for Grays Ferry Triangle

October 19, 2015October 19, 2015 Taylor Farnsworth 23rd and South, 23rd Street, Grays Ferry Triangle, SOSNA, South Street min read

The pedestrian plaza at 23rd and South Streets will soon become a permanent fixture. This community space was first created on a test-run, which then led to a 3-year temporary closure permit for this plaza. Due to the success of

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Single-family homes set to be built on vacant lot at 4th and McKean

October 19, 2015October 19, 2015 Taylor Farnsworth 2001 South 4th Street, 4th and McKean, 4th Street, McKean Street min read

Last week we told you about some development that could be happening at a vacant lot at 6th & Moore. Now we have news of yet another long-vacant lot being developed. Four single-family homes are in the works for this

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Broad and Washington meeting discussed neighborhood issues

October 16, 2015October 19, 2015 Taylor Farnsworth Bart Blatstein, Broad and Washington, Broad Street, Hawthorne Empowerment Coalition, Washington Avenue min read

Last week we told you about a Hawthorne meeting that would be discussing the latest happenings at Broad and Washington. While it wasn’t the project update on the Blatstein project or the other potential mixed-use development that we had expected,

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Groundbreaking ceremony held for MLB Urban Youth Academy facility at Marian Anderson Rec Center

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015 Taylor Farnsworth 17th and Fitzwater, 17th Street, 744 S. 17th St., Fitzwater Street, Major League Baseball, Marian Anderson Recreation Center, MLB, Urban Youth Academy min read

In 2013 we first told you about plans for the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy, a program that will provide state of the art baseball facilities to inner-city kids. Today we broke ground at Marian Anderson Recreation Center for