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  Is it possible to reform Philadelphia's corruption-prone system of selling public land without removing City's Council's informal power over sales? That's the question a day after Mayor Jim Kenney introduced changes…
  How one urban farm was lost: La Finquita's finale
  It started with a lock and a "No Trespassing" sign. They appeared one day on the fence at Lawrence and Master streets, next to a hand-painted sign reading, "La Finquita," or…
  Above a nondescript dry cleaners in Center City sits a mysterious little office. The rare visitor has to walk through an unrelated tax preparation business to reach its three tiny rooms,…
  What's driving Philly's rising land values?
  What's vacant land in Philly actually worth? Kevin Gillen, the chief economist of Meyers Research, and Guy Thigpen, director of analytic services for the Philadelphia Land Bank, gave a presentation at…
  The Women's Community Revitalization Project announced on Tuesday that it has secured two publicly-owned vacant properties in Point Breeze and is planning to build around 30 affordable houses in the neighborhood,…