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Chinatown Stitch set to cap part of the Vine Street Expressway receives $158.9M grant
Chinatown in Philadelphia was split apart when the Vine Street Expressway was built but plans are in the works to bring the neighborhood back together. The Chinatown Stitch project has received a grant from the city for $158.9 million and plans to break ground in 2027. NBC10 ‘s Karen Hua has the latest on the plan.
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Federal funding will pay for $158.9M Chinatown Stitch project over I-676 in Philly
NBC10’s Karen Hua shows you what the nearly $159 million plan to reconnect Philadelphia’s Chinatown decades after the Vine street Expressway cut it apart looks like. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker joined community leaders and federal lawmakers Monday as the funding was announced.
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Chinatown Stitch project getting big federal funding boost
NBC10’s Katy Zachry has a preview of federal and Philadelphia officials announcing Monday a $158 million federal grant toward the Chinatown Stitch project.
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Plan to ‘Stitch' Philly's Chinatown together gets $159M federal grant
One of the big plans to cover highways in Philadelphia is getting a big boost thanks to a $158 million federal grant, according to public officials.
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‘Our Chinatown' is a project that is highlighting the everyday lives of locals in the neighborhood
A new project by local high schoolers is highlighting the hidden stories of the place they call home. The project features portraits on red boards in Chinatown showcasing the everyday people who live, work and hangout in the neighborhood. NBC10’s Karen Hua takes us on a walk through history.
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Renovating Philly's 30th Street Station
NBC10’s Brenna Weick heads to Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station to check out the work being done to modernize the train station and make it more comfortable for passengers while preserving some of its nearly century-old charm. It’s a half a billion dollar project to reimagine the station.
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10 ways to celebrate Lunar New Year in Philadelphia
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with these Lunar New Year events around Philadelphia now through the end of the month.
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The plan to ‘Stitch' Chinatown back together with park over I-676
NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal talks to a business owner in Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood about the plan to cap the Vine Street Expressway to reconnect the community. See what the park over the highway would look like.
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Chinatown neighbors to rally against 76ers' Center City arena plan
NBC10’s Brenna Weick reports on plans for people from Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood letting City Council know Thursday they are against the plan for a new 76ers’ arena downtown.
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Ring in the Year of the Dragon at the Penn Museum's Lunar New Year celebration
Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle talks with the President and CEO of the American Center for Asian Students Holly Meng about the 43rd Annual CultureFest! Lunar New Year celebration at the Penn Museum.
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What to know about Philly's plan to cap I-676 in Center City: The ‘Chinatown Stitch'
On Tuesday, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s office along with the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC) and PennDOT announced the design plan for capping a portion of Interstate 676 as part of “The Chinatown Stitch” project.
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First community meeting for proposed 76ers arena largely attended by supporters
The first community meeting about the proposed 76er arena for Center City was held Thursday night.
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First community meeting held for proposed 76er arena; large attended by supporters
The developers who want to build that $1.3B 76er arena in Center City met with the community for the first time to make their case. The arena has been a point of controversy with many opposing and supporting the project, with most of the opposition from the Chinatown community that’s just a block away from where it would be. NBC10’s...
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Proposed 76ers arena at Market East at center of community meeting
NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports on a planned Thursday night community meeting where the developers behind 76 Place at Market East will address concerns and reveal plans.
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Man dies days after being shot on Chinatown street. Search continues for killer
A man died days after being shot in the head behind a bar in Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood last week, police said. We have now learned his name.
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Search for gunman after man shot in head along Chinatown street
A witness saw a group of what appeared to be a “group of juveniles” running on foot from the shooting scene, Philadelphia police said.
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‘Who punches an old woman'?: Elderly shop worker brutally beaten while trying to fight off robber in Los Angeles
Surveillance video captured the moment a store employee was punched in the face as she tried desperately to fight off a robber in Chinatown.
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Chinatown Stitch: Philly reveals concepts for capping I-676
An effort is underway to reconnect Philly’s Chinatown neighborhood decades after the Vine Street Expressway cut it apart. For the first time people are getting to see three concepts for capping I-676.
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Philly shows off new design ideas for ‘Chinatown Stitch' to cover I-676
Philadelphia on Tuesday showed off three concepts for capping Interstate 676 and reconnecting Chinatown neighborhoods.
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Road closures this Saturday due to proposed Sixers arena rally taking place in Center City
The “No Arena in the Heart of Our City” march and rally, which is planned for Saturday at 10 a.m. in Center City, will create road closures that have already been scheduled.