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Happy Thursday, South Philly.
The MLB All-Star Game comes to our neck of the woods this week for the first time since 1996 and the ballpark is all decked out for it. Get a full rundown of the events down below in our event calendar for the week.
If you’re wondering if South Philly does the All-Star Game a little different than other places … well, yeah, that’s safe to say …
In this week’s Scoop …
A long-awaited comedy club is finally open on South Broad Street
News on a few restaurant openings on the west side of Broad
How is the intersection of 10th and Jackson still not paved?!
But first, our top story this week …
‘Unusable’ Bainbridge Street plaza to be redesigned
The overgrown, broken-concrete-filled plaza in the median of Bainbridge Street in Queen Village is about to get a huge glow-up.
The Queen Village Neighbors Association was awarded $360,000 from the state to renovate the plaza, which sits between 3rd and 5th Streets. It is definitely in need of some TLC.
Brian English of Green City Works spoke to the city’s Art Commission on Wednesday of this week, shedding more light on the plan after several months (or years, really) of neighborhood conversation.
The existing sidewalk conditions in the plaza, via phila.gov / QVNA
“This is an unusable space for the public,” English said. “The sidewalks are unsafe, the soil is sterile, trees are really struggling. So we want to make it a space that’s welcoming to neighbors, that creates a safe space for people to spend time, and to improve the horticultural aspects of it and preserve the tree canopy.”
The plan calls for removal of some of the more “problematic” trees, but overall the plaza will include a more-dense tree canopy — nine are planned to be removed, but 17 will be planted.
More details on the plan after a brief word from this week’s sponsor …
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