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From July 25 through July 28, about 50,000 people are expected to come into the city for the Democratic National Convention, happening at the Wells Fargo Center. Since the home-base for the convention is here in South Philly, some road
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The South Street West Pennsylvania Horticultural Society pop-up garden won’t be the only beer garden in South Philly this summer. Earlier this year the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy announced a plan to operate beer gardens
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In October, the master plan for this new casino for South Philadelphia was approved, leaving the next steps to city council’s approval of the rezoning of the property at 900 Packer Ave. At City Council’s final meeting of the year
Continue readingAs the Navy Yard’s plans for expansion continue, including for the potential of eventually living there, changes in transportation options are being discussed. A group of politicians recently spoke in favor of the Broad Street Line being extended farther south
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The plans for the Live! Hotel and Casino at 900 Packer Ave. are continuing to move forward. The City Planning Commission approved the master plan for the casino on Tuesday, but the project still will require for the site to
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Philly’s best-known fictional boxer, Rocky, has statue at the art museum, and South Philly’s Joey Giardello has a statue on East Passyunk Avenue. So it’s about time that Philly’s boxing royalty, Joe Frazier, gets his own statue. On Saturday, a
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