In Temple Area

A couple of days ago, the Mugshots in Manayunk closed its doors after five years. But fear not, coffee lovers! Out of the ashes of the Manayunk location, a new Mugshots will rise at a new location at 1520 Cecil C. Moore Ave., right in the middle of Temple main
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Gather the People Sanctuary, run by Pastor Yvonne Yates, is building a new church at at the corner of 15th and Clearfield Sts. in North Philly, close to Temple University Hospital. According to the zoning application, the church will be relocating lot lines to assemble one lot from nine existing
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On a tip from a reader, we took a trip up to Berks St. and we could not believe our eyes. Construction as far as the eye can see. New student housing popping up all over the place. And not iffy looking, shoddy buildings either- we're talking high quality, fancy-shmancy
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The Preah Buddha Rangsey Temple at 2400 S. Sixth Street stands out from the average aesthetic of South Philly: it's meticulously maintained, beautifully bright and ornately ornamented. We passed by the other day, and wanted to share the beauty that can be found in our city. Digging deeper we discovered more information about Muni
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Leaving behind a gravelly patch of land on the corner of 11th and Berks Streets right off of Temple University’s Campus, the main location of the Temple Community Garden will be transposed to a bigger, better spot on the corner of Broad and Norris Streets.
Temple Community Gardens was a project
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On March 25, just off the edge of Temple University campus in North Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Housing Authority began its demolition of the 1950s era high-rising Norris Apartments. Instead of controlled implosion with the use of explosives, the PHA’s weapon of choice this time (and for the first time) was
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As part of the Temple 20/20 plan, the university will open its brand new South Gateway living quarters this Fall. The new state-of-the-art $147.4M residence hall will offer more than 1,000 beds and a dining hall with outdoor seating serving staple Philly items such as cheese steaks and soft pretzels.
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There are big plans in the works for even more progression to North Broad Street. Earlier this month, Mayor Nutter, EB Realty Management Corp. (Eric Blumenfeld's company, the man behind the foreclosed Marine Club) and PMC Property Group announced the start of the redevelopment project. The $43M 600 N.
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