Fairhill has an abundance of abandoned buildings so it is a refreshing sight to see one getting renovated. That is, unless, it is renovation that has been going on for months with no sign of […]
Ten years ago, Mamoudou Hama traveled from Mali for a vacation in New York City. Little did he know he would meet the woman of his dreams and end up spending the rest of his […]
Hundreds of police officers moved in early this morning and surrounded City Hall to issue the final eviction notice to Occupy Philadelphia protestors before they started to make arrests. They gave the protestors three warnings […]
As the Occupy Philly protesters were evicted from Dilworth Plaza early this morning, Temple University photojournalists were there. The photojournalism class of Dr. Edward Trayes in the Department of Journalism at Temple University has been […]
With the winter holidays less than one month away, the Roxborough Salvation Army is working on its annual toy collection to help area families. Program assistant Marcella Cooper and her staff are confident that they […]
Workers were cleaning up the mess after a sudden explosion and fire left a home on the 1100 block of Ontario Street literally a shell of its former self. Verlene Stephens has been living on […]
Occupy Philadelphia has thinned out since Mayor Michael Nutter gave the protesters an eviction notice for 5 p.m. Sunday. Some protesters on the site still refuse to leave. The group still remaining is currently figuring […]
https://vimeo.com/32556577] At the gateway of East Falls on Ridge Avenue, surrounded by a chain-link fence, lays a large empty lot known as “The Rivage.” Gina Snyder, the executive director of the East Falls Development Corp., […]
The old convent in the ominous shadow of the abandoned Bonaventure Church could have easily fallen into disrepair. But Rev. Mildred Kee and a host of volunteers transformed the building into a place where women […]
https://vimeo.com/32550500] Manayunk residents got a new place to go food shopping when the Palm Tree Market opened its doors earlier this month. Owner Chung Park opened his first Palm Tree Market in Northern Liberties back […]
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