Artist builds a cob house
Artist Cara Gravers gives workshops on how to build a cob house, a type of natural house made from clay, sand and straw.
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New construction will shadow historic Chestnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery
A neighbor reflects on the historic Chestnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery, an open space for the neighborhood, which is about to be overshadowed by 5 story condominium complex.
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Rainfall increases, basement waterproofing jobs too!
As heavy rainfalls increase, so does demand for construction projects to keep water out of basements
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Trenches dug, pipes laid, switching to new water mains
Workers put in new water mains along Ardleigh Street north of Gravers Lane in Northwest Philadelphia. An excavator scoops soil to form a 5 foot deep trench. A section of…