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Development

Regardez Philippe

May 9, 2019 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Fallsers freak at Franklin’s over plans for future apartments — let’s take a long look before the ZBA vote.  [more…]

Development

Money to Learn

December 13, 2018 Carolyn Fillmore 0

A million bucks to plan the perfect neighborhood? Germantown’s new community-driven project starts now.  [more…]

Development

History in the Making

July 16, 2018 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Another chapter of life for this industrial neighborhood that’s been through generations of ups and downs. [more…]

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Neighborhood councils

RAH Revival Continues

January 8, 2018 Carolyn Fillmore 0

A rehab Renaissance nextdoor.  The neighborhood around Ridge, Allegheny, and Hunting Park — aka RAH — has been undergoing a growth spurt lately, not limited to new construction from outside developers. Older homes, too, are [more…]

Businesses and organizations

Convivial Corner Returns to Paradise Nextdoor — Not

November 2, 2017 Carolyn Fillmore 8

The Catfish is Back?! New bar/restaurant plans plus fascinating history at the border of East Falls and Allegheny West [more…]

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Development

What Goes Up, What Comes Down

January 6, 2017 Carolyn Fillmore 2

As East Falls loses the abandoned Japanese Restaurant building on Kelly Drive, nearby RAH watches luxury condos go up by Laurel Hill.  Two big projects underway add to the hundreds of new luxury units coming [more…]

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Development

Long Time Coming for Ridge Flats — UPDATED

May 14, 2016 Gina Snyder 5

Almost twenty years of community planning may finally transform the East Falls Riverfront Business District! [more…]

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Development

Setting the Record Straight on Ridge

May 10, 2016 Gina Snyder 3

Answering lingering neighborhood questions about the proposed Pennrose apartment building on Ridge Avenue [more…]

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Development

Let’s Go Zoning!

April 8, 2016 Carolyn Fillmore 3

Zoning is the hottest craze to hit East Falls since traffic calming. Get in on the thrills of RM2, CMX3, curb cuts, and more at this month’s East Falls Zoning Meeting.  Seriously:  game-changing presentations by Grasso [more…]

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Development

Mo’ Joe on Midvale

March 3, 2016 Steve Fillmore 9

A new community coffee shop is brewing in a little red house in East Falls. UPDATE 2017: This space has been purchased by a local artist for residential (with possible plans for a ground-floor art gallery).  First [more…]

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