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Author: Thomas Riese

Council proposal would add protections for adjacent property construction

Posted on April 26, 2021July 23, 2021 by Thomas Riese

Updated 5/10/21 to include comment from Philadelphia L&I. For a city that’s known for its iconic rowhouses – by some counts, up to 70% of its housing stock – Philadelphia doesn’t have…

Grassroots organizations demand funds for gun violence prevention 🔉

Posted on April 11, 2021April 27, 2021 by Thomas Riese

This week, grassroots organizations and community leaders demanded more city funding for gun violence prevention. Reclaim Philadelphia and CeasefirePA both held events ahead of Mayor Jim Kenney’s budget proposal on April 15th. …

Monroe County DA says lethal force justified; family lawyers dispute report 🔉

Posted on April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 by Thomas Riese

On Tuesday, a Monroe County district attorney found that the killing of Christian Hall by Pennsylvania State police was justified. Now, the lawyers for Hall’s family are disputing that finding and calling…

Activists call to disband housing police force at board meeting

Posted on March 22, 2021May 10, 2021 by Thomas Riese

At a monthly Philadelphia Housing Authority board meeting, two members of the public demanded that the organization disband its police force, something they say other major cities have done with success. Sterling…

Preservationists still have questions about Kensington church’s burial site

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Thomas Riese

When a Kensington church on the city’s historic register was sold to a developer in March 2019, preservationist and archaeologist ears perked up. Doug Mooney, president of the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum, was…

Olde Richmond neighbors worry about industrial demolition

Posted on March 7, 2021March 17, 2021 by Thomas Riese

Riverwards residents voiced concerns about a three story abandoned textiles mill that is currently being demolished to make way for a seven story apartment building. On Tuesday, neighbors participated in a Civic…

Philadelphians protest in solidarity over Monroe County police killing

Posted on February 21, 2021February 24, 2021 by Thomas Riese

About 40 protesters gathered at Dilworth Park on Feb. 12 to protest another police killing, this time of a 19-year-old man in the Poconos, that felt all too similar to a police…

Development project threatens Fishtown shopping center

Posted on February 13, 2021April 2, 2021 by Thomas Riese

Updated 4/2/2021 to include additional information provided by the FNA. A small Fishtown shopping center would become a 53-unit apartment building if it receives zoning approval, a prospect some residents oppose amid…

Immigration advocates hope Biden makes good on promises 🔉

Posted on February 6, 2021February 22, 2021 by Thomas Riese

Immigrants and advocates are expressing cautious optimism after President Biden’s first two weeks in office. An estimated 11 million immigrants would benefit from his proposals to expedite a path to citizenship. BC,…

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