Rain Barrel Workshops

The Philadelphia Water Department and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) are providing rain barrels to residents of Philadelphia’s watersheds free of charge, in order to reduce stormwater flows to our sewer system and creeks.  This storage of rain water serves dual purposes. First, the water can be used for purposes such as gardening, washing down patio furniture, … More Rain Barrel Workshops

Help us bring Bike Share to LoMo!

The City of Philadelphia has proposed 100 bike share locations, 60 of which will be selected, but none of them are south of Morris Street!  Join LoMo President Todd Schwartz in an email and letter-writing campaign to Andrew Stober (Andrew.Stober@phila.gov), Chief of Staff of the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities to let him know we want bike … More Help us bring Bike Share to LoMo!

Brush Factory Meeting

  Wednesday, August 13th at 6:30pm. The South Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School 2407 S. Broad Street (Broad & Ritner)  1st Floor Gymnasium.   The vacant building (factory), was used to make paint brushes from the 1920’s until 2005.  The factory closed in 2005 and remains vacant.  Tony Rufo (Developer) proposes to convert the factory … More Brush Factory Meeting