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Conshohocken Woman Who Started As a SEPTA Traffic Checker Now Runs Its Merchandise Store
Al’Lee Floyd, who grew up in Conshohocken, joined SEPTA part-time in 2017 as a traffic checker, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the next few years, she moved up to the positions of testing coordinator and customer experience manager. When SEPTA decided it was time to open its reimagined store in 2021, Floyd…
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SS United States Conservancy Launches $500K Fundraising Campaign As it Continues Relocation Search
The SS United States Conservancy, which oversees the historic SS United States ship, has launched a new $500,000 fundraising campaign to help cover costs as it looks to relocate, writes Bruce Shipkowski for AP News. The conservancy was recently given a deadline to move from its location on the Delaware River in South Philadelphia by…
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Apartments in Philly Are Shrinking, Which Can Have a Major Impact on the City’s Demographics
The average size of Philadelphia apartments are among the smallest in the nation, and are projected to become even smaller with the current pipeline of multifamily construction, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. According to a report from RentCafe, Philadelphia’s average new apartment size is 764 square feet. This is the ninth-smallest in…
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Michelle Hall: Peirce College Graduate’s Journey to Commencement
Michelle Hall is a graduate of the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership & Management program at Peirce College and recipient of the Alumni Association’s Raymond L. Palzer ’52 Academic Leadership Award. Her journey has been an experience! “Peirce College has changed my life. I am grateful to have worked with the fantastic staff, faculty,…
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Philadelphia Continues to Lose Residents After Decades of Considerable Gains
After two decades of regaining some of its residents, Philadelphia is once again seeing its population shrink, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. After a five-decade-long population slide, the city gained 8,456 residents from 2000 to 2010. In the next decade, Philadelphia added 77,791 to that number. However, the growth curve has reversed in the…
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Large Self Storage Facility Planned for Northeast Philadelphia
Asset Realty and Construction, a Brooklyn-based developer, is planning to construct a new four-story self storage facility in Northeast Philadelphia, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The proposed facility would be located at the corner of State Road and Cottman Avenue. The 152,720-square-foot facility would feature 77 parking spaces, catering to both commercial…
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Philadelphia Offers a Dynamic Fusion of Cuisines, Culture and Creativity
Once a tourist hotspot due to its political history, Philadelphia has been attracting more visitors lately thanks to its dynamic fusion of diverse cuisines, cultures, and creativity, writes Zoey Goto for National Geographic. The city has the second-largest Italian and Irish communities in the country, as well as the fourth-largest African-American community, so it is…
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Delaware River Port Authority May Soon Increase Toll Prices
The Delaware River Port Authority is expected to soon vote on a toll increase that would be the first hike since 2011, writes Michael Tanenbaum for PhillyVoice. If approved, tolls to cross the Ben Franklin, Walt Whitman, Betsy Ross, and Commodore Barry bridges would each rise from $5 to $6. James Schultz, DRPA board chair,…
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Here Are Some Black-Owned Restaurants in Philadelphia You Must Try
Philadelphia has a number of Black-owned businesses that feed both your soul and your belly, writes Jasmine Osby for Travel Noire. Friday Saturday Sunday, a 2023 James Beard Award winner, is one of the longest-running restaurants at 40 years. However, the new concept features an evolving eight-course tasting menu. Jamaican D’s has managed to create…
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Iconic Northeast Philadelphia Ice Cream Shop, Twistee Treat, Goes Up for Sale
Twistee Treat, the iconic Northeast Philadelphia ice cream shop, is going up for sale for $150,000, writes the FOX 29 staff. The shop is known for its 27-foot-tall cone-shaped building in Mayfair. Mohammed Nasher, owner of Twistee Treat since last August, said he is preferably looking for a buyer from the nearby community who can…
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Philly is One of the Best Cities for Nude Bike Riding, According to New Study
Just a couple months away from the Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride, a new study has found that Philadelphia is among the best cities in the nation to ride nude, writes Max Bennett for Patch. Lawnstarter recently published a ranking of the U.S. cities for naked bike riding, and Philadelphia ranked third on the list. To…
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Philadelphia Developers Purchase Two Old City Buildings in Joint Venture
Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds and Keystone Development and Investment, two Philadelphia developers, are finalizing a deal to purchase two Old City buildings, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The two buildings are the 10-story Bourse building and the 12-story 400 Market Street building, respectively. Once finalized, the developers plan to convert the neighboring…
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American Red Cross Center City Building Goes Up for Sale, Conversion Likely
A five-story Center City West office building currently owned by American Red Cross is going up for sale, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 52,676-square-foot building was most recently assessed by the city at $12.2 million. It being on the market presents another conversion opportunity in an area of Philadelphia that has…
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Taylor Swift Collection Now On Display at Stone Harbor Museum
The Stone Harbor Museum has opened a new Taylor Swift collection in the small Jersey Shore town where Swift often spent her summers as a child, writes Saleah Blancaflor for Penn Live. The collection officially opened on June 13, and will run through the end of September. Among the featured items in the collection include…
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Fox Chase Cancer Center Receives $10.8M Donation From Late Philanthropist, Cancer Research Champion
Fox Chase Cancer Center was recently gifted with $10.8 million, which will be used to support pancreatic cancer services and research, writes Sarah Gantz for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Specifically, the $10.8 million will support The Marvin and Concetta Greenberg Pancreatic Cancer Institute at Fox Chase, which was established in 2017. The donation comes from the…
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SEPTA Brings Back Iconic and Vintage Route 15 Trolleys
Four years after beginning a multimillion-dollar project to restore them, SEPTA has officially brought back the vintage green and cream Route 15 Girard Avenue trolleys, write Courtney Cherry, Adam Fox, and Dan Snyder for CBS News Philadelphia. These trolleys date back to the 1940, and are also referred to as streetcars. Workers at SEPTA’s Woodland…
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King of Prussia Hotel Going On Auction With $3.5M Starting Bid
A King of Prussia hotel with 129 keys is heading to auction and it has a starting bid of $3.5 million, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The online auction for the Hyatt Place King of Prussia will take place July 22-24 on the real estate platform, RI Marketplace. Built in 2010, the…
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Lower Merion Native Writes Soundtrack for New Documentary Highlighting U.S. National Parks
Elizabeth Phillipson-Weiner, a composer born and raised in Lower Merion, was recently tasked with writing original songs for a new documentary called, “Out There: A National Parks Story,” writes Kristen Hunt for PhillyVoice. The documentary allows viewers to indulge in U.S. national parks, which display their wildly different terrains and critters that call them home.…
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