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3232Protestors Take a Stand for Transgender Rights
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https://templeupdate.com/activists-at-love-park-oppose-redefinition-of-gender/#respondThu, 25 Oct 2018 14:15:16 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=18110View More » ]]>Hundreds of protestors crowded LOVE Park to oppose a controversial draft proposal by the Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday regarding gender law. The draft proposal aims to define gender as “either male or female based on biological traits identifiable by or before birth.” 1.4 million Americans currently identify as a gender other than the one they were born into according to…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/activists-at-love-park-oppose-redefinition-of-gender/feed/0Restoration Near Complete on Philly’s Iconic LOVE Statue
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https://templeupdate.com/restoration-near-complete-on-phillys-iconic-love-statue/#respondWed, 07 Feb 2018 03:15:05 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=16119View More » ]]>Love is returning to the city of brotherly love just in time for Valentine’s Day. Philadelphia’s historical “LOVE” statue will be back where it belongs after an extensive yearlong restoration process – and the alterations allowed the park where it was located to undergo modifications as well. The statue itself, completed by Robert Indiana, is constructed of 830 pounds of aluminum that was…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/restoration-near-complete-on-phillys-iconic-love-statue/feed/0Love Park Closed for Redesign
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The long-awaited Love park renovation is now underway.
The new designs, drafted by Hargreaves Associates, are a part of a 16.5 million dollar project to transform the park into a greener, more modern city space. View More » ]]>The long-awaited Love park renovation is now underway. The new designs, drafted by Hargreaves Associates, are a part of a 16.5 million dollar project to transform the park into a greener, more modern city space. Love park is scheduled to reopen in 2017. Last week mayor Jim Kenney lifted a long standing ban on skateboarding in the park for its final week open. Philadelphia skaters are sad…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/love-park-closed-for-redesign/feed/0LOVE Park Welcomes Back Skateboarders, Ban Lifted
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https://templeupdate.com/skateboarders-welcomed-back-to-love-park/#respondThu, 11 Feb 2016 01:03:35 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=7836Jim Kenney was joined Wednesday morning by several city officials as they officially broke ground on the renovation of LOVE Park, set to be completed by Spring 2017. View More » ]]>Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney was joined Wednesday morning by several city officials as they officially broke ground on the renovation of LOVE Park, set to be completed by Spring 2017. But it was what Kenney did after the ceremony that made headlines. In a press conference after the groundbreaking, Kenney officially reopened the park to skateboarders, ending a 14-year ban instituted by Mayor…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/skateboarders-welcomed-back-to-love-park/feed/0Christmas Village Returns to Love Park
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https://templeupdate.com/christmas-village-returns-to-love-park/#respondThu, 03 Dec 2015 14:10:04 +0000https://smcsites.com/update/?p=6768Philadelphia’s Christmas Village at Love Park for all their holiday needs. View More » ]]>The holiday season has finally arrived and shoppers from all over the city can come to Philadelphia’s Christmas Village at Love Park for all their holiday needs. Modeled after a traditional German market, the Christmas Village features unique items you make not find on the selves anywhere. Christina Kalff is the Market Manager for this year’s Christmas Village and expressed how the village is…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/christmas-village-returns-to-love-park/feed/0Vigil at Love Park Honors Paris Victims
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https://templeupdate.com/vigil-at-love-park-honors-paris-victims/#respondThu, 19 Nov 2015 14:11:40 +0000https://smcsites.com/update/?p=6617Love Park for a somber vigil Saturday night to honor the city of Paris, following the terror attacks that killed at least 129 and injured more than 300 others. View More » ]]>Hundreds gathered at Love Park for a somber vigil Saturday night to honor the city of Paris, following the terror attacks that killed at least 129 and injured more than 300 others. A French flag was tied to the LOVE sculpture and dozens of candles illuminated as the iconic peace sign in the shape of the Eiffel Tower below. Paul Jensen, of South Philadelphia, came to the vigil with a french…