Philadelphia in black and white: Fascinating historical photographs of the city when it was called the Workshop of the World reveal its people, row houses, shops, saloons and streets from the 1890s to 1910
From around the late 1800s to 1920, Philadelphia was known as the Workshop of the World due to the many things - from cigars to steel ships - it produced. Many moved to the city to work in its factories and mills
The population rapidly grew and this fueled a building boom. Over 6,500 homes were being built each year in a period covered in a new book, City of Neighborhoods: Philadelphia, 1890–1910 by Joseph Minardi
Bedford Borough council approved a its 2021 spending plan with an 8% property tax increase during its final meeting of the year Tuesday evening. It also approved a change to its ordinances to permit property owners to operate bed and breakfast locations in all residential zones.
Council voted 4-3 to approve a $3.68 million budget â which includes a $1.636 million spending plan for the general fund â that increases the boroughâs millage from 3.9 to 4.2 mills.
Council members Patrick Neff, Sharon Turkovich and Kenny Fetterman all voted against the 8% tax increase and the overall budget. Neff and Turkovich earlier this month said they were against an increase due to financial hardships felt by many during the coronavirus pandemic, while Fetterman said he was in favor of smaller tax increases made annually.