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A rendering of one of the apartment buildings proposed by Haverford Square Properties for 6635-6639 Chester Ave.

160-unit apartment complex planned for Southwest Philadelphia

West Philadelphia developer Haverford Square Properties is building in a neighborhood where it hasn't done so before — on the edge of Southwest Philadelphia.

Hamilton Hall at the University of the Arts. The building is now up for sale as part of bankruptcy proceedings.

Education

Lead bidder for UArts’ Hamilton Hall plans art gallery, work space for artists, and restaurant

The former University of the Arts building called Hamilton hall (center) is the oldest and most historic building on South Broad Street. Originally built in 1824 for the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, it been a home for artists and makers since 1893, when it was acquired by the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, which later became the University of the Arts.

Opinion

Mayor Parker can help keep the arts in the Avenue of the Arts — if she acts quickly

Stephen Smeds heads to the second floor of Barnes & Noble bookstore in Bryn Mawr before it opened Wednesday. This is the same building where the national bookseller was located before closing several years ago.

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Barnes & Noble returns to Bryn Mawr, and independent bookshops fear being squeezed out

John Hanson, CEO of the Delaware River Port Authority, on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge in 2021.

Business

160-unit apartment complex planned for Southwest Philadelphia

Lead bidder for UArts’ Hamilton Hall plans art gallery, work space for artists, and restaurant

Mayor Parker can help keep the arts in the Avenue of the Arts — if she acts quickly

Barnes & Noble returns to Bryn Mawr, and independent bookshops fear being squeezed out

A private company has paid $1 rent for decades for this public property. A new appraisal sets market rate at $330,000.