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All posts tagged: Announcement

Fishing Fest Postponed…Again

September 23, 2011  |  Matthew Fritch

Sorry, folks—the 2011 Philly Fun Fishing Fest has again been postponed due to rain. Make-up date to be determined; we’ll post rescheduling information as soon as we can.

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Fishing Fest Postponed

September 8, 2011  |  Matthew Fritch

This just in—due to inclement weather, the 2011 Philly Fun Fishing Fest scheduled for this Saturday is tentatively postponed until Saturday, September 24.

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2011: An Open Space Odyssey

August 24, 2011  |  Matthew Fritch

It’s time to play Name That Public Space: The stretch of Market Street between 30th Street Station and the former Post Office building is about to be transformed from a parking lane into a 40-foot-wide sidewalk by Labor Day.

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Hello, MOTU

August 17, 2011  |  Matthew Fritch

The Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities—otherwise known as MOTU—is now blogging; check out the blog here for the latest insight and information.

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Our Heroes: Awards For Cobbs Creek Protectors

August 11, 2011  |  Matthew Fritch

Yesterday, the 10 Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center interns who discovered and investigated a fish kill in Cobbs Creek (see our previous post) were presented with Watershed Hero Awards by the Philadelphia Water Department.

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Lord Whimsy Sets Sail

August 5, 2011  |  Public Affairs

As advertised in this post from a couple weeks ago, author and artist Allen Crawford—otherwise known as Lord Whimsy—has embarked on a 40-mile kayak trip from Mt. Holly, NJ, to Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia.

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