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Here's the list of the first 64 parks, rec centers, playgrounds and libraries that'll receive Rebuild money, funded mostly by the soda tax

by Billy Penn on June 19, 2018

2032-62 N 8th Street

2400 N 11th Street

This article has 58 other Philadelphia locations (Show)

600 Port Royal Avenue

1450 N 26th Street

641 Lindley Avenue

2109 W Chew Avenue

900 Federal Street

1701 Belmont Avenue

5801 W Girard Avenue

2020-50 W Lehigh Avenue

851 W Olney Avenue

1800 Washington Avenue

700 Cobbs Creek Parkway

280 Cobbs Creek Parkway

2901 Cedar Street

4423 Longshore Avenue

800-82 N 8th Street

1202-32 E Montgomery Avenue

601 Borbeck Ave

5800 Chester Avenue

3267-81 Almond Street

575 Tomlinson Road

147 Master Street

4740 Wayne Avenue

3455 Kensington Avenue

9850 Roosevelt Boulevard

2136 Castor Avenue

1919-41 W Ontario Street

5325 Overbrook Avenue

4901 Kingsessing Avenue

6000 Rising Sun Avenue

5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway

5543 Haverford Avenue

3720 N Broad Street

6942 Woodland Avenue

2000 Washington Lane

5100 Pine Street

740 S 17th Street

2101-35 Cecil B. Moore Avenue

601 E Indiana Avenue

400-64 E Ontario Street

732-66 N 36th Street

5700 Torresdale Avenue

300 Shunk Street

Olney Recreation Center / Hammond and Nedro

3101-27 N 22nd Street

8101 Bustleton Avenue

1501 E Bristol Street

9201 N Delaware Avenue

2987 Almond Street

3201 North 5th Street

7301 Torresdale Avenue

5700 Haverford Avenue

2200 E Auburn Street

2600 Morris Street

5710-18 Germantown Avenue

4131 Unruh Avenue

2502-12 N Howard Street

5100 Westminster Avenue

200-64 E Olney Avenue

    City Council approves first 64 Rebuild sites: Here's what's coming! | Office of the Mayor
    In early June 2018, City Council approved the first round of sites for Rebuild! Here's what that means and why that's important. Rebuild is the City's program to improve parks, rec centers, playgrounds, and libraries across Philly's neighborhoods. Most sites will be funded through bonds paid for by the Philadelphia Beverage Tax.
    https://beta.phila.gov

31 hours ago

More Than 70 Philadelphia Pools Opening For Summer Season

by CBS 3 on June 19, 2018

Penrose Playground (1101 W. Susquehanna Rd., 19122)

This article has 59 other Philadelphia locations (Show)

Lawncrest Recreation Center (6000 Rising Sun Ave., 19111)

Awbury Playground (6101 Ardleigh St., 19138)

Feltonville Recreation Center (231 E. Wyoming Ave., 19120)

Lee Cultural Center (4328 Haverford Ave., 19104)

Mander Playground (2140 N. 33rd St., 19121)

Max Myers Playground (1601 Hellerman St., 19149)

Murphy Recreation Center (300 W. Shunk St., 19148)

Vare Recreation Center (2600 Morris St., 19145)

Christy Recreation Center (728 S. 55th St., 19143)

Fox Chase Recreation Center (7901 Ridgeway St., 19111)

Francisville Playground (1737 Francis St., 19130)

Jardel Recreation Center (1400 Cottman Ave., 19111)

Northern Liberties Recreation Center (321 Fairmount Ave., 19123)

Pleasant Playground (6720 Boyer St., 19119)

Vogt Recreation Center (4131 Unruh Ave., 19135)

East Poplar Playground (820 N. 8th St., 19123)

Morris Estate Cultural Center (1610 W. Chelten Ave., 19126)

Ridgway Pool (901 S. Broad St., 19147)

Samuel Recreation Center (3539 Gaul St., 19134)

Marian Anderson Recreation Center (740 S. 17th St., 19146)

Cobbs Creek Recreation Center (280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy., 19139)

Kendrick Recreation Center (5822 Ridge Ave., 19128)

Lackman Playground (1101 Bartlett St., 19115)

Gathers Recreation Center (2501 Diamond St., 19121)

Lincoln Pool (3201 Ryan Ave., 19136)

Lonnie Young Recreation Center (1100 E. Chelten Ave., 19138)

Pickett Pool (5700 Wayne Ave., 19144)

Scanlon Playground (1099 E. Tioga St., 19134)

Schmidt Playground (113 W. Ontario St., 19140)

Barry Playground (1800 Johnston St., 19145)

Dendy Playground (1501 N. 10th St., 19122)

Heitzman Recreation Center (2136 Castor Ave., 19134)

Jacobs Playground (4500 Linden Ave., 19114)

Kingsessing Recreation Center (4901 Kingsessing Ave., 19143)

Ziehler Playground (200 E. Olney Ave., 19120)

39th & Olive Playground (700 N. 39th St., 19104)

Athletic Recreation Center (1400 N. 26th St., 19121)

Amos Playground (1817 N. 16th St., 19121)

Chew Playground (1800 Washington Ave., 19146)

Hancock Playground (1401 N. Hancock St., 19122)

Houseman Recreation Center (5091 Summerdale Ave., 19124)

Simpson Recreation Center (1010 Arrott St., 19124)

Tustin Playground (5901 W. Columbia Ave., 19151)

12th & Cambria Playground (2901 N. 12th St., 19133)

American Legion Playground (6201 Torresdale Ave., 19135)

Cohocksink Recreation Center (2901 Cedar St., 19134)

Ford Recreation Center (609 Snyder Ave., 19148)

M.L. King Recreation Center (2101 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 19121)

Mill Creek Playground (743 N. 48th St., 19139)

Piccoli Playground (1501 E. Bristol Ave., 19124)

Shepard Recreation Center (5700 Haverford Ave., 19131)

Belfield Recreation Center (2100 W. Chew Ave., 19138)

C.B. Moore Recreation Center (2551 N. 22nd St., 19132)

Cherashore Playground (851 W. Olney Ave., 19120)

F.J. Myers Recreation Center (5800 Chester Ave., 19143)

McVeigh Recreation Center* (400 E. Ontario St., 19134)

Shuler Playground (3000 N. 27th St., 19132)

Stinger Square (1400 S. 32nd St., 19146)

Waterloo Playground* (2502 N. Howard St., 19133)

    More Than 70 Philadelphia Pools Opening For Summer Season
    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - It's the perfect time to cool down at local pools with temperatures soaring. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation announced the opening of 70-plus indoor and outdoor pools for the summer.
    http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com

40 hours ago

Dive in! Find Out When Your Free Public Pool is Set to Open

by NBC 10 Local News on June 18, 2018

1101 W. Susquehanna Rd., 19122

This article has 59 other Philadelphia locations (Show)

6000 Rising Sun Ave., 19111

6101 Ardleigh St., 19138

231 E. Wyoming Ave., 19120

4328 Haverford Ave., 19104

2140 N. 33rd St., 19121

1601 Hellerman St., 19149

300 W. Shunk St., 19148

2600 Morris St., 19145

728 S. 55th St., 19143

7901 Ridgeway St., 19111

1737 Francis St., 19130

1400 Cottman Ave., 19111

321 Fairmount Ave., 19123

6720 Boyer St., 19119

4131 Unruh Ave., 19135

820 N. 8th St., 19123

1610 W. Chelten Ave., 19126

901 S. Broad St., 19147

3539 Gaul St., 19134

740 S. 17th St., 19146

280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy., 19139

5822 Ridge Ave., 19128

1101 Bartlett St., 19115

2501 Diamond St., 19121

3201 Ryan Ave., 19136

1100 E. Chelten Ave., 19138

5700 Wayne Ave., 19144

1099 E. Tioga St., 19134

113 W. Ontario St., 19140

1800 Johnston St., 19145

1501 N. 10th St., 19122

2136 Castor Ave., 19134

4500 Linden Ave., 19114

4901 Kingsessing Ave., 19143

200 E. Olney Ave., 19120

700 N. 39th St., 19104

1400 N. 26th St., 19121

1817 N. 16th St., 19121

1800 Washington Ave., 19146

1401 N. Hancock St., 19122

5091 Summerdale Ave., 19124

1010 Arrott St., 19124

5901 W. Columbia Ave., 19151

2901 N. 12th St., 19133

6201 Torresdale Ave., 19135

2901 Cedar St., 19134

609 Snyder Ave., 19148

2101 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 19121

743 N. 48th St., 19139

1501 E. Bristol Ave., 19124

5700 Haverford Ave., 19131

2100 W. Chew Ave., 19138

2551 N. 22nd St., 19132

851 W. Olney Ave., 19120

5800 Chester Ave., 19143

400 E. Ontario St., 19134

3000 N. 27th St., 19132

1400 S. 32nd St., 19146

2502 N. Howard St., 19133

    Dive in! Find Out When Your Free Public Pool is Set to Open
    The opening of Philadelphia's public pools could not come at a better time as this week brings in a First Alert Weather warning for excessive heat. The City of Philadelphia plans to open more than 70 public pools from June 19 until the end of the month.
    https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com

42 hours ago

It must finally be summer: City pools open starting Tuesday

by WHYY on June 18, 2018

Penrose (1101 W. Susquehanna Rd., 19122)

This article has 62 other Philadelphia locations (Show)

Lawncrest (6000 Rising Sun Ave., 19111)

Awbury (6101 Ardleigh St., 19138)

Feltonville (231 E. Wyoming Ave., 19120)

Lee (4328 Haverford Ave., 19104)

Mander (2140 N. 33rd St., 19121)

Max Myers (1601 Hellerman St., 19149)

Murphy (300 W. Shunk St., 19148)

Vare (2600 Morris St., 19145)

Christy (728 S. 55th St., 19143)

Fox Chase (7901 Ridgeway St., 19111)

Francisville (1737 Francis St., 19130)

Jardel (1400 Cottman Ave., 19111)

Northern Liberties (321 Fairmount Ave., 19123)

Pleasant (6720 Boyer St., 19119)

Vogt (4131 Unruh Ave., 19135)

East Poplar (820 N. 8th St., 19123)

Morris Estate (1610 W. Chelten Ave., 19126)

Ridgway (901 S. Broad St., 19147)

Samuel (3539 Gaul St., 19134)

Anderson (740 S. 17th St., 19146)

Baker (5433 Lansdowne Ave., 19131)

Cobbs Creek (280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy., 19139)

Kendrick (5822 Ridge Ave., 19128)

Lackman (1101 Bartlett St., 19115)

Gathers (2501 Diamond St., 19121)

Lincoln (3201 Ryan Ave., 19136)

Lonnie Young (1100 E. Chelten Ave., 19138)

Pickett (5700 Wayne Ave., 19144)

Scanlon (1099 E. Tioga St., 19134)

Schmidt (113 W. Ontario St., 19140)

Barry (1800 Johnston St., 19145)

Dendy (1501 N. 10th St., 19122)

Heitzman (2136 Castor Ave., 19134)

Jacobs (4500 Linden Ave., 19114)

Kingsessing (4901 Kingsessing Ave., 19143)

Ziehler (200 E. Olney Ave., 19120)

39th & Olive (700 N. 39th St., 19104)

39th & Olive (700 N. 39th St., 19104)

Athletic (1400 N. 26th St., 19121)

Amos (1817 N. 16th St., 19121)

Chew (1800 Washington Ave., 19146)

Hancock (1401 N. Hancock St., 19122)

Houseman (5091 Summerdale Ave., 19124)

Simpson (1010 Arrott St., 19124)

Tustin (5901 W. Columbia Ave., 19151)

12th & Cambria (2901 N. 12th St., 19133)

12th & Cambria (2901 N. 12th St., 19133)

American Legion (6201 Torresdale Ave., 19135)

Cohox (2901 Cedar St., 19134)

Ford (609 Snyder Ave., 19148)

M.L. King (2101 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 19121)

Mill Creek (743 N. 48th St., 19139)

Piccoli (1501 E. Bristol Ave., 19124)

Shepard (5700 Haverford Ave., 19131)

Belfield (2100 W. Chew Ave., 19138)

C.B. Moore (2551 N. 22nd St., 19132)

Cherashore (851 W. Olney Ave., 19120)

Meyers (5800 Chester Ave., 19143)

McVeigh* (400 E. Ontario St., 19134)

Shuler (3000 N. 27th St., 19132)

Stinger Square (1400 S. 32nd St., 19146)

Waterloo (2502 N. Howard St., 19133); pool opening may be delayed due to damage.

    It must finally be summer: City pools open starting Tuesday
    Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council have yet to pass a budget for 2019. There's more than $27 million missing from the city's primary bank account, and the firm hired to find out where the money ended up has its own issues worth looking into, according to one vocal councilman.
    https://whyy.org

43 hours ago

More Than 70 Philadelphia Pools Opening For Summer Season

by CBS 3 on June 18, 2018

Penrose Playground (1101 W. Susquehanna Rd., 19122)

This article has 59 other Philadelphia locations (Show)

Lawncrest Recreation Center (6000 Rising Sun Ave., 19111)

Awbury Playground (6101 Ardleigh St., 19138)

Feltonville Recreation Center (231 E. Wyoming Ave., 19120)

Lee Cultural Center (4328 Haverford Ave., 19104)

Mander Playground (2140 N. 33rd St., 19121)

Max Myers Playground (1601 Hellerman St., 19149)

Murphy Recreation Center (300 W. Shunk St., 19148)

Vare Recreation Center (2600 Morris St., 19145)

Christy Recreation Center (728 S. 55th St., 19143)

Fox Chase Recreation Center (7901 Ridgeway St., 19111)

Francisville Playground (1737 Francis St., 19130)

Jardel Recreation Center (1400 Cottman Ave., 19111)

Northern Liberties Recreation Center (321 Fairmount Ave., 19123)

Pleasant Playground (6720 Boyer St., 19119)

Vogt Recreation Center (4131 Unruh Ave., 19135)

East Poplar Playground (820 N. 8th St., 19123)

Morris Estate Cultural Center (1610 W. Chelten Ave., 19126)

Ridgway Pool (901 S. Broad St., 19147)

Samuel Recreation Center (3539 Gaul St., 19134)

Marian Anderson Recreation Center (740 S. 17th St., 19146)

Cobbs Creek Recreation Center (280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy., 19139)

Kendrick Recreation Center (5822 Ridge Ave., 19128)

Lackman Playground (1101 Bartlett St., 19115)

Gathers Recreation Center (2501 Diamond St., 19121)

Lincoln Pool (3201 Ryan Ave., 19136)

Lonnie Young Recreation Center (1100 E. Chelten Ave., 19138)

Pickett Pool (5700 Wayne Ave., 19144)

Scanlon Playground (1099 E. Tioga St., 19134)

Schmidt Playground (113 W. Ontario St., 19140)

Barry Playground (1800 Johnston St., 19145)

Dendy Playground (1501 N. 10th St., 19122)

Heitzman Recreation Center (2136 Castor Ave., 19134)

Jacobs Playground (4500 Linden Ave., 19114)

Kingsessing Recreation Center (4901 Kingsessing Ave., 19143)

Ziehler Playground (200 E. Olney Ave., 19120)

39th & Olive Playground (700 N. 39th St., 19104)

Athletic Recreation Center (1400 N. 26th St., 19121)

Amos Playground (1817 N. 16th St., 19121)

Chew Playground (1800 Washington Ave., 19146)

Hancock Playground (1401 N. Hancock St., 19122)

Houseman Recreation Center (5091 Summerdale Ave., 19124)

Simpson Recreation Center (1010 Arrott St., 19124)

Tustin Playground (5901 W. Columbia Ave., 19151)

12th & Cambria Playground (2901 N. 12th St., 19133)

American Legion Playground (6201 Torresdale Ave., 19135)

Cohocksink Recreation Center (2901 Cedar St., 19134)

Ford Recreation Center (609 Snyder Ave., 19148)

M.L. King Recreation Center (2101 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 19121)

Mill Creek Playground (743 N. 48th St., 19139)

Piccoli Playground (1501 E. Bristol Ave., 19124)

Shepard Recreation Center (5700 Haverford Ave., 19131)

Belfield Recreation Center (2100 W. Chew Ave., 19138)

C.B. Moore Recreation Center (2551 N. 22nd St., 19132)

Cherashore Playground (851 W. Olney Ave., 19120)

F.J. Myers Recreation Center (5800 Chester Ave., 19143)

McVeigh Recreation Center* (400 E. Ontario St., 19134)

Shuler Playground (3000 N. 27th St., 19132)

Stinger Square (1400 S. 32nd St., 19146)

Waterloo Playground* (2502 N. Howard St., 19133)

    More Than 70 Philadelphia Pools Opening For Summer Season
    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - It's the perfect time to cool down at local pools with temperatures soaring. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation announced the opening of 70-plus indoor and outdoor pools for the summer.
    http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com

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Here are this summer's opening dates for Philly public pools

by Billy Penn on June 15, 2018

Penrose (1101 W. Susquehanna Rd., 19122)

This article has 61 other Philadelphia locations (Show)

Lawncrest (6000 Rising Sun Ave., 19111)

Awbury (6101 Ardleigh St., 19138)

Feltonville (231 E. Wyoming Ave., 19120)

Lee (4328 Haverford Ave., 19104)

Mander (2140 N. 33rd St., 19121)

Max Myers (1601 Hellerman St., 19149)

Murphy (300 W. Shunk St., 19148)

Vare (2600 Morris St., 19145)

Christy (728 S. 55th St., 19143)

Fox Chase (7901 Ridgeway St., 19111)

Francisville (1737 Francis St., 19130)

Jardel (1400 Cottman Ave., 19111)

Northern Liberties (321 Fairmount Ave., 19123)

Pleasant (6720 Boyer St., 19119)

Vogt (4131 Unruh Ave., 19135)

East Poplar (820 N. 8th St., 19123)

Morris Estate (1610 W. Chelten Ave., 19126)

Ridgway (901 S. Broad St., 19147)

Samuel (3539 Gaul St., 19134)

Anderson (740 S. 17th St., 19146)

Cobbs Creek (280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy., 19139)

Kendrick (5822 Ridge Ave., 19128)

Lackman (1101 Bartlett St., 19115)

Gathers (2501 Diamond St., 19121)

Lincoln (3201 Ryan Ave., 19136)

Lonnie Young (1100 E. Chelten Ave., 19138)

Pickett (5700 Wayne Ave., 19144)

Scanlon (1099 E. Tioga St., 19134)

Schmidt (113 W. Ontario St., 19140)

Barry (1800 Johnston St., 19145)

Dendy (1501 N. 10th St., 19122)

Heitzman (2136 Castor Ave., 19134)

Jacobs (4500 Linden Ave., 19114)

Kingsessing (4901 Kingsessing Ave., 19143)

Ziehler (200 E. Olney Ave., 19120)

39th and Olive (700 N. 39th St., 19104)

39th and Olive (700 N. 39th St., 19104)

Athletic (1400 N. 26th St., 19121)

Amos (1817 N. 16th St., 19121)

Chew (1800 Washington Ave., 19146)

Hancock (1401 N. Hancock St., 19122)

Houseman (5091 Summerdale Ave., 19124)

Simpson (1010 Arrott St., 19124)

Tustin (5901 W. Columbia Ave., 19151)

12th and Cambria (2901 N. 12th St., 19133)

12th and Cambria (2901 N. 12th St., 19133)

American Legion (6201 Torresdale Ave., 19135)

Cohox (2901 Cedar St., 19134)

Ford (609 Snyder Ave., 19148)

Martin Luther King (2101 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 19121)

Mill Creek (743 N. 48th St., 19139)

Piccoli (1501 E. Bristol Ave., 19124)

Shepard (5700 Haverford Ave., 19131)

Belfield (2100 W. Chew Ave., 19138)

Cecil B. Moore (2551 N. 22nd St., 19132)

Cherashore (851 W. Olney Ave., 19120)

Meyers (5800 Chester Ave., 19143)

McVeigh* (400 E. Ontario St., 19134)

Shuler (3000 N. 27th St., 19132)

Stinger Square (1400 S. 32nd St., 19146)

Waterloo* (2502 N. Howard St., 19133)

    Philly public pools: 2018 opening dates
    Happy summer, Philadelphia! The season officially begins next week, and with it, the opening of nearly six dozen city pools. Run by the Dept. of Parks and Recreation, the pools will open to the public at staggered dates. Things kick off on June 19 with the opening of Northeast Philly's Lawncrest pool, and continue with rolling launches for the following 10 days.
    https://billypenn.com

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Celebrate Pride Month by returning to its roots – June 2018

by WHYY on June 7, 2018

Life Do Grow Farm, 2315 N. 11th St.

This article has 5 other Philadelphia locations (Show)

Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Fumo Family Library, 2437 S. Broad St.; June 19 at 4 p.m at the Lillian Marrero Library, 601 W. Lehigh Ave.; June 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the Andorra Library, 705 E. Cathedral Road.

Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Fumo Family Library, 2437 S. Broad St.; June 19 at 4 p.m at the Lillian Marrero Library, 601 W. Lehigh Ave.; June 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the Andorra Library, 705 E. Cathedral Road.

Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Fumo Family Library, 2437 S. Broad St.; June 19 at 4 p.m at the Lillian Marrero Library, 601 W. Lehigh Ave.; June 20 at 10:30 a.m. at the Andorra Library, 705 E. Cathedral Road.

Barbara Gittings Gay/Lesbian Collection, Independence Library, 18 S. 7th St.

Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia

    Celebrate Pride Month by returning to its roots
    June is Pride Month, which means celebrations of the LGBTQ community all month long, including the 30th annual Philadelphia Pride Parade this weekend. Pride has become synonymous with rainbow flags, day drinking, and glitter, but it began with the riots at the Stonewall Inn in 1969 and was fueled by decades of activism - raising awareness about AIDS, agitating for equal rights and marriage equality.
    https://whyy.org

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Tax on new construction advances despite Kenney concerns, scorching criticism from building trades

by Philly.com on June 6, 2018

That would include a development like Project HOME’s recently opened Ruth Williams House at 2415 N. Broad St. in North Philadelphia. The $24 million development would have required Project HOME to pay $240...

    Tax on new construction advances despite Kenney concerns, scorching criticism from building trades
    The 1 percent tax, which would be placed on most new construction could raise up to $19 million a year for affordable housing, proponents of the bill said, at a time when the city is experiencing a dire affordable housing shortage.
    http://www.philly.com

Jun 06

Mighty Writers added 2 new photos.

by Mighty Writers on June 6, 2018

Pow! Zap! Boom! Longtime MW comic book workshop leader Alli Rose Katz working her magic at Mighty Writers in the Penrose Rec Center (11th & Susquehanna). #Mighty

    Mighty Writers
    Mighty Writers added a new photo.
    https://www.facebook.com

Jun 06

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