Topic: Fairmount
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Can We Just Rename Taney Street, Already?
A dedicated group of citizens has spent three years trying to change the name of the tiny Philadelphia street that honors a big non-Philadelphian racist. Why won’t their Councilmembers let it happen?
By Lauren McCutcheon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Indie-Bookshops-Header-791x400.jpg)
15+ Indie Bookstores in Philadelphia We ❤️
Summer novels, banned books, literary classics, moving memoirs: Whatever you’re into reading, you’ll find it at one of Philadelphia’s independent bookstores
By Amber Burns![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FairmountFire-1-791x400.jpeg)
Letter from Fairmount
A neighbor of those lost in the tragic fire this week chronicles the horror, the sorrow and, fittingly, the community togetherness that has emerged
By Christine Speer Lejeune![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/FergieTower-791x400.jpg)
A Tree Ought to Grow in Philly
Trees increase health, safety, and air quality. So why doesn’t the city insist on planting more of them?
By Diana Lind![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yolanda-wisher-city-of-poetry-791x400.jpg)
The Citizen Recommends: City of Poetry
The city’s new Poet Laureate invites Philadelphians to see and make poetry happen everywhere
By Yolanda Wisher