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Greening Philadelphia Tree by Tree

By Morgan Zalot William Penn's vision of a "Greene Country Towne" faded to black and grey long ago. Viewed from above, Philadelphia today has huge swaths of hot spots - where asphalt and concrete predominate and the color green is... (Comments)

City Blocks: Making It Happen on Passyunk

What happened on East Passyunk Avenue is important not only because it revived the neighborhood. It also could become the model to save other commercial strips in the city and the state from deterioration and decay. (Comments)

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Metropolis is a website dedicated to the notion that the time has come to stop worrying about the future of local journalism and to start creating it. The need is clear. Local newspapers, TV and radio stations are retreating... (Comments)

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253 Yellow Feathers: Gov. Rendell is trying to lure the legislature back to...

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