February 28, 2008 Issue
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Classified Chestnut Hill Local Don't Miss an Issue, Tell us what you see or Winner of Two |
Local NewsWireless firm seeks approval for new Hill Tower antennas Three new antennas are likely to join the jungle of towering metal rods and panels on the roof of the Chestnut Hill Tower apartments, a high-rise at Mermaid Lane and Stenton Avenue.
Settlement with neighbors could end Woodmere’s expansion stalemate After almost four years of civic and legal battling, Woodmere Art Museum may be able to move forward with an expansion it has been planning for more than seven years.
Zoning Reform: cleaning the air
The subject of my last column in this series was cleaning the water (Zoning Reform: Restoring Philadelphia’s Rivers and Watersheds, Jan. 24). The subject of this column is cleaning the air —understanding why it is polluted and what we should do about it. Keep in mind as you read on that I am using the phrase cleaning the air to include both the air that we breathe every day and the atmosphere that envelops the earth. The former has daily impacts upon the state of our health, the latter has long term impacts upon the environment such as climate change, changing weather patterns, melting polar ice caps, and flooding.
Flower Show gets jazzed with New Orleans theme The aura and flora of New Orleans takes center stage at the 2008 Philadelphia Flower Show, March 2 to 9. With second-line parades, traditional Big Easy street dancing and musical transplants, this year’s designers have recreated the Crescent City’s Garden District, French Quarter, backwoods and bayous for the theme: Jazz It Up!
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