Broad and Washington | Photo: Passyunk Post
- It was just Tuesday that we linked to a Flying Kite piece that told of Elisabeth Garson’s efforts to use a long-vacant lot at Broad & Washington as temporary home for a Philadelphia Arts Market. Today, sources tell the Passyunk Post that developer Bart Blatstein is under contract to acquire the parcel from Hudson Capital.
- On the corner of Main and Cotton in Manayunk, garden supply store Tiny Terra Ferma owners Jeff Lorenz and Annie Scott are out to alter the January tradition of a city collectively throwing out a forest on the curb. Buy a potted hemlock or juniper from Pennsylvania or New Jersey, and then agree to reuse it, either in your backyard or through a donation to an arboretum or park. Lorenz and Scott, says NewsWorks, “see their Christmas tree project as an opportunity to get the community educated and enthusiastic about land restoration.”
- Sunoco bought and closed on a property in Newtown Square, Delaware County, to which it will transfer its headquarters from its current location in the Mellon Bank Center at 1735 Market Street, says the Philadelphia Business Journal. “The company’s decision to move creates another dent in Mellon Bank, which will eventually see FMC Corporation vacate 250,000 square feet when it moves to University City, and saw other firms cut back on their occupancy.”
- The zoning board unanimously approved the construction yesterday of 75 townhouses near Columbus Boulevard & Catharine in Queen Village, reports Plan Philly. Multiple neighbors voiced their opposition to the project, as the deal on the table only provided for 105 parking spaces associated with the site; the lot, zoned RSA-5 requires no parking.
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Stephen Currall recently received his BA in history from Arcadia University. Before beginning doctoral studies, he is pursuing his interest in local history, specifically just how Philadelphians engage their vibrant past. Besides skimming through 18th century letters, Steve is also interested in music and travel.
