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Patrick Kerkstra | PlanPhilly via The Notebook | Feb 2nd, 2012 | Topic: Education | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
Plans are in the works to close one of three public middle schools serving a neighborhood in southwestern Philadelphia. Officials say the school’s remote location makes it ripe for the chopping block, but some parents remain concerned about relocating their children. (
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Sana Venjara | Next American City | Feb 1st, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
An ongoing art exhibit in Philadelphia calls attention to the peculiar local phenomenon of space saving. Does shoveling a street entitle you to personally reserve its parking spaces? And if so, why must your space saver look so bland? (
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Matt Bevilacqua | Next American City | Jan 25th, 2012 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: |
Last night President Obama said that the federal government should do what it can to bring outsourced manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Around the country, cities have already begun creating these sorts of jobs where none existed before. And they are incorporating one crucial new component: sustainability. (
keep reading…)
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Matt Bevilacqua | Next American City | Jan 18th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
Microsoft understands that pedestrians could use resources like GPS just as much as drivers. But one feature on its otherwise promising new app for city-dwelling walkers—dubbed the “Avoid Ghetto” app by critics—raises questions about race, class and how we view troubled urban neighborhoods. (
keep reading…)
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Eric Mayes|The Philadelphia Tribune | Jan 13th, 2012 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
Under the law, which was signed into law by Mayor Michael Nutter in April, employers with 10 or more employees are forbidden, on employment applications, to ask whether a candidate for a job has a criminal history — nor can the question be asked in a first interview. The law goes into effect today. (
keep reading…)
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Jan 10th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
Next American City is launching the Storefront for Urban Innovation this spring. Executive Director Diana Lind writes about how the organization hopes to broaden its audience and increase its impact with this new experiment. (
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Mary Jones | Dec 1st, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
Another one bites the dust. Early Wednesday morning, Philadelphia police moved to raid the tents and remove protesters at Occupy Philly. (
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Nathan Anthony | Jun 20th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
More than 25 college and university athletic departments have retrofitted their exercise equipment to take advantage of energy created while working out. Energy typically converted into heat is captured and sent back into the building’s grid — a human-powered gym, if you will. (
keep reading…)
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Kari Hexem | Jun 14th, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
uGO is an intense community wellness venture helping to create networks of people invested in each other’s collective health. (
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Johanna Hoffman | May 31st, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
After decades of injury at the hands of industry and party politics, towns like Tacony are reclaiming their identities by reaching back out to their waterfronts. (
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Plans are in the works to close one of three public middle schools serving a neighborhood in southwestern Philadelphia. Officials say the school’s remote location makes it ripe for the chopping block, but some parents remain concerned about relocating their children. (keep reading…)
An ongoing art exhibit in Philadelphia calls attention to the peculiar local phenomenon of space saving. Does shoveling a street entitle you to personally reserve its parking spaces? And if so, why must your space saver look so bland? (keep reading…)
Last night President Obama said that the federal government should do what it can to bring outsourced manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Around the country, cities have already begun creating these sorts of jobs where none existed before. And they are incorporating one crucial new component: sustainability. (keep reading…)
Microsoft understands that pedestrians could use resources like GPS just as much as drivers. But one feature on its otherwise promising new app for city-dwelling walkers—dubbed the “Avoid Ghetto” app by critics—raises questions about race, class and how we view troubled urban neighborhoods. (keep reading…)
Under the law, which was signed into law by Mayor Michael Nutter in April, employers with 10 or more employees are forbidden, on employment applications, to ask whether a candidate for a job has a criminal history — nor can the question be asked in a first interview. The law goes into effect today. (keep reading…)
Next American City is launching the Storefront for Urban Innovation this spring. Executive Director Diana Lind writes about how the organization hopes to broaden its audience and increase its impact with this new experiment. (keep reading…)
Another one bites the dust. Early Wednesday morning, Philadelphia police moved to raid the tents and remove protesters at Occupy Philly. (keep reading…)
More than 25 college and university athletic departments have retrofitted their exercise equipment to take advantage of energy created while working out. Energy typically converted into heat is captured and sent back into the building’s grid — a human-powered gym, if you will. (keep reading…)
uGO is an intense community wellness venture helping to create networks of people invested in each other’s collective health. (keep reading…)
After decades of injury at the hands of industry and party politics, towns like Tacony are reclaiming their identities by reaching back out to their waterfronts. (keep reading…)
