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Academy of Music sees summer start for project // Receives $6M grant from gov., preparing new designs
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Pennsylvania Academy of Music could begin construction on a new
350- to 370-seat recital hall and education building on North Prince
Street by next summer.
On Tuesday, Gov. Mark Schweiker visited the academy and presented
its founders with a $6 million state grant to help pay for the
estimated $15 million expansion.
But academy co-founders and concert pianists Frances Veri and
Michael Jamanis said there is one more obstacle that must be overcome
before they can finalize their dre...
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Academy plan gets city boost, street to close
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
; The Pennsylvania Academy of Music might make beautiful music, but its proposed expansion is hitting sour notes with neighbors. Lancaster City Council Tuesday took the first step toward making that expansion reality by voting 6-1 to vacate the 100 block of Grant Street between North Prince and Water
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Neighbors of Academy appeal plans
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
; Hoping to keep open a portion of Grant Street they feel is vital to their economic survival, several businesses along Water and Grant streets are taking their case to court. In an attempt to stop Pennsylvania Academy of Music from expanding across the second block of West Grant Street, five
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City planners give final OK to Pa. Academy of Music expansion; Construction on North Prince Street should begin next summer and be completed by January 2006.
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; Just one more stamp of approval and the Pennsylvania Academy of Music can begin its proposed $15 million expansion. The Lancaster City planning commission granted final plan approval to the academy Wednesday. "We're still in the actual design phase," project manager James Rockwell said. "We will
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Academy pitches its plan; Project along North Prince Street wins approval
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
; Plans to enlarge Lancaster Academy of Music along North Prince Street struck a high note Wednesday with the city planning commission, which gave its preliminary approval for the $15 million expansion project. The first phase of the expansion plan includes construction at the academy's building at
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Academy of Music: praise and concerns
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; Generating both words of praise and concern, Pennsylvania Academy of Music officials shared details with City Council Tuesday night about their plans to expand their downtown operations. The proposed project includes the expansion of the academy from its current location at 42 N. Prince Street,
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