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The first artist to sign a lease in the new building was painter Jenn Hallgren. Hallgren started rallying her new neighbors into an informal collective to make decisions once again as a community, albeit less than half of what it used to be. The museum is making amends 50 years later. Since the heyday of Spring Garden, the landscape of artists in Philadelphia has shifted. Many post-industrial buildings in the Northwest have also become hives for artists. In previous years, POST had attracted many artists who work out of their homes in neighborhoods all over Philadelphia.

This year, as the threat of the pandemic has not fully abated, the POST listings feature fewer residential addresses, and more collective spaces in commercial buildings. Not all of the artists in are participating in POST. Hallgren said about half signed on to open to the public, with other artists, particularly those with full-time day jobs and families, valuing their creative time too highly to engage in public events.

Nevertheless, Hallgren would like to see the loosely organized community stage its own events, outside of the annual studio tours. Kosman would like to see that, too. The camaraderie and friendly criticism from other artists he used to feel in is vital to his artistic life; he said he senses that is coming back to the building.

Tours begin on Saturday, Oct. For more information, visit philaopenstudios. But this year, the push outside runs deeper than the views, thanks to COVID risks that make group workouts risky unless you are outdoors and distanced.

But beware: that athleisure-clad yoga squad you see sweating up your neighborhood park may be violating city regulations. The city has issued only 13 permits for outdoor recreation and athletics — for both youth and adult activities — since July 6 when the city moved into the green phase and began issuing permits again.

While the city anticipates processing at least another dozen permits this month, the total number still represents a steep reduction from pre-coronavirus times when more than permits was the norm for a summer season.

Classes and fitness activities that come with cost or are offered free of charge should only be held if they have inquired about the permit process, especially as the city recovers and continues to flatten the curve, Soukup said.

The permitting is especially important given social distancing needs — and the unprecedented demand for green space during the pandemic. Before the pandemic, South Philadelphia yoga teacher Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey routinely held outdoor classes in Dickinson Square Park, where she is also on the board of the Friends group.

She loved it. Many of her students are frontline workers and she believes yoga in the fresh air, away from the challenges of Zoom, will be a relief. Students who are senior citizens. Meanwhile, other instructors used to a studio-only practice are making the jump to public parks — or considering it.

And in Fishtown, instructors are teaching outdoor yoga in Penn Treaty Park. Sign up for our weekly newsletter. Skip to content About. WHYY is suited to host corporate events and meetings as well as fulfill teleproductions needs. Single or multiple camera shoots In-studio production Production switching Professional lighting Sound mixing Post-production editing Motion graphics Titles and effects Color correction DVD authoring and production Green screen shooting for the web For more information or to book your event at WHYY, contact: Events Hotline at or spaces whyy.

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