11 For 2011: Venice Island Groundbreaking
December 22, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
On Nov. 1, city officials broke ground on Venice Island in Manayunk, the site of a $46 million project whose main component is a large underground storage basin that will prevent stormwater runoff from entering the Schuylkill River.
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WHYY: History Explains East Germantown Flood
October 27, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
An article earlier this month by NewsWorks’ Nicole Juday examines the historical reasons for the flash flooding responsible for the drowning death of a young woman in East Germantown on September 8.
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Germantown’s First Green Street
September 13, 2011
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Public Affairs
What’s that? What are they building on Belfield Avenue near Chew Street?
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Heart Your Park
July 28, 2011
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Public Affairs
Tonight at Gorgas Park in Roxborough: Heart cover band Kick It Out. Be there by 7:00 p.m. to hear the band
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Watershed History: Roxborough Pumping Station Demolition
July 15, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
As of July 7, the old Roxborough Pumping Station was in the process of being demolished.
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Curb Appeal: Queen Lane Stormwater Bumpouts
July 7, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
Philadelphia’s first stormwater bumpouts on Queen Lane in East Falls are in bloom.
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Roxborough Water Works: A brief history of bringing water to Northwest Phila.
May 19, 2011
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Adam Levine
By the end of the 1850s, it was already apparent to Henry P.M. Birkinbine, chief engineer of the Philadelphia Water Department, that the northwestern section of the city—including Roxborough, Manayunk, and Chestnut Hill—would need to be served by its own water works.
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