https://vimeo.com/50652287] Residents have enjoyed the woods behind their homes as a place to walk their dogs or play with their kids. When the neighbors began seeing orange ribbon tagged to the trees, they wondered what [continue reading…]
[vimeo 50731331] Recently, Energy Efficient Buildings Hub did an experiment. It had an energy audit done on Building 101 in the Navy Yard – its headquarters – from three different companies. The result? Three different results regarding the [continue reading…]
[vimeo 50746084] Greek and Italian cuisine wasn’t the only thing on people’s minds on Wednesday night as Zesty’s restaurant, located at 4382 Main St. in Manayunk, held a presidential debate watch party. The watch party, hosted [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/50711227] Between crafting food that meets the dietary needs of more than 40 clients and finding new ways to cut costs, Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels often has a full plate in terms of its [continue reading…]
A van of screaming children pulls up to the curb. The children are anxious to get out and stroll through the red wooden doors of the National Temple Baptist Church, head down the hall and [continue reading…]
T-shirts, hot dogs, crafts and cannoli vendors lined the streets outside the stonewalls and stained glass windows of Annunciation B.V.M. Church for the eighth annual St. Pio Festival on the last weekend in September. Music [continue reading…]
The Overbrook Park Civic Association orchestrated a Saturday community cleanup event in late September continuing its efforts to beautify the Rose Playground and the surrounding area. Angela Hall-Morris, treasurer of the Overbrook Park Civic Association, [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/50646598] For the members of True Vine Baptist Church in Fairhill, it’s not enough to just come and hear the word of God every Sunday. They also believe in regularly giving back to the community [continue reading…]
[vimeo 50529074] Tucked away on a small residential street in West Philadelphia, Haddington’s Neighborhood Bike Works shop is easy to miss. If it were not for the front tire and handlebars of a bike protruding from [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/50505611] If Philadelphia’s organizations could be personified, On the Ground would be known as a drifter. But for the past three months, this pilot organization of the publication Flying Kite has called 4017 Lancaster Ave. [continue reading…]
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