http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis RSS Feed for DN Col Marquis de Debris en-us Tue, 08 May 2012 14:48:08 GMT 2012-05-08T14:48:08Z en-us http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/150107165.html A CALL to the Marquis was all it took for Edward Williams, of West Philadelphia, to see a vacant lot on Filbert Street near Salford transform from nasty to classy after years of neighbors dumping everything from dirty diapers to used tires there. Half of the lot closer to Salford Street is used as a parking lot by the Philadelphia Parking Authority. The other half — which is owned by SEPTA — was an unpaved, overgrown atrocity that hosted teetering towers of tires and mounds of trash. Tue, 08 May 2012 14:48:08 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/150107165.html 2012-05-08T14:48:08Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120413_Marquis_of_Debris__Why_not_get_involved_in_cleanup_Saturday_.html HUNDREDS of volunteers will span the city Saturday armed with trash bags, paint, brooms and more for the fifth annual Philly Spring Cleanup - an event that in years past has drawn a total of 45,000 people who removed 2,900 tons of trash from Philadelphia's streets and vacant lots. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:19:37 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120413_Marquis_of_Debris__Why_not_get_involved_in_cleanup_Saturday_.html 2012-04-13T13:19:37Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120406_Marquis_of_Debris_.html IT HASN'T started yet, but the fifth-annual Philly Spring Cleanup is on its way to making history. This year, 347 neighborhood cleanup projects were submitted to the Streets Department - eclipsing last year's total of 252, and 231 from 2010. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:29:08 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120406_Marquis_of_Debris_.html 2012-04-06T23:29:08Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120322_Marquis_of_Debris__Vacant_lots_on_5th_Street_are_home_to_piles_of_trash.html SPRINGTIME is when the flowers bloom, the days become longer and winter coats are banished to the closet for a few dark, lonesome and linty months. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:09:10 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120322_Marquis_of_Debris__Vacant_lots_on_5th_Street_are_home_to_piles_of_trash.html 2012-03-23T00:09:10Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120308_Marquis_of_Debris__Spring_Cleanup_is_taking_on_jobs.html MORE THAN a million pounds of trash were removed from streets and vacant lots during the 2011 Philly Spring Cleanup last April, and the Streets Department is looking for volunteers to help remove garbage, discarded tires and other debris left to fester in neighborhoods since. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120308_Marquis_of_Debris__Spring_Cleanup_is_taking_on_jobs.html 2012-03-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120222_Marquis_of_Debris___Orphan__trees_still_looking_for_a_home.html CITY OFFICIALS told Kensington residents at a meeting in late January that if they didn't want about 150 trees planted at McPherson Square Park, then the city would find somewhere else to plant them. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:03:59 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120222_Marquis_of_Debris___Orphan__trees_still_looking_for_a_home.html 2012-02-23T01:03:59Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120216_Marquis_of_Debris___Bandit_signs__already_sticking_up_city_nabes.html A PROPOSAL from City Council to tweak the laws concerning one of the city's many dirty habits - and to monetize it - has incensed some neatness freaks, who say that the idea will make it even more difficult for Philadelphia to clean up its act. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120216_Marquis_of_Debris___Bandit_signs__already_sticking_up_city_nabes.html 2012-02-16T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120126_Marquis_of_Debris__McPherson_Square_to_spruce_up_with_100G_pledge.html THE REVITALIZATION of McPherson Square Park and library, a notorious haven for blatant drug use, moved a step forward yesterday as Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez pledged $100,000 from her capital budget. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120126_Marquis_of_Debris__McPherson_Square_to_spruce_up_with_100G_pledge.html 2012-01-26T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120120_Marquis_of_Debris__2_vacant_lots_are_eyesores__The_culprit__The_city.html TWO VACANT and trashy lots on Dover Street near Thompson don't do much for the overall curb appeal of the houses in that slice of Brewerytown. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120120_Marquis_of_Debris__2_vacant_lots_are_eyesores__The_culprit__The_city.html 2012-01-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120105_Marquis_of_Debris__When_cleaned-up_sites_go_bad.html If you want to see your block go from trashy to classy, email the Marquis at trash@phillynews.com, or find my page on Facebook. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/marquis/20120105_Marquis_of_Debris__When_cleaned-up_sites_go_bad.html 2012-01-05T08:01:00Z