Category: Hunting Park

“Bubhub” in The 215

December 19, 2025Chelsea Lubbe

Julius Rodriguez, a Philadelphia native, organized his first showcase of his amateur boxers at Presha Gardens in the Huntington Park area.

Philadelphia’s Hottest Neighborhood Explores a New Solution to Combat High Temperatures

November 5, 2025Lizzy R Fryer

The Hunting Park neighborhood in North Philadelphia is considered one of the hottest and most heat-vulnerable places in the city, according to the Philadelphia Heat Index. The Heat Index recorded over 20 days in the

Hunting Park: Lenfest Center Deepens Commitment to Neighborhood With New Strategic Plan

June 8, 2022Kyla S Jackson

The Lenfest Center, also known as North10, has released a new strategic plan centered on the organization’s commitment to the surrounding community.

Environment: Community Groups React to, Help Implement City’s Tree Plan

October 29, 2021Brian Creech

Story by Kent Kuo Earlier this year, the City of Philadelphia launched its first “Tree Plan,” a 10-year plan to manage and grow the city’s tree canopy. Neighborhoods with decent tree coverage tend to have

Hunting Park: Beat the Heat Program Brings Cooling Options to City’s Hottest Neighborhoods

July 2, 2021McKenzie Sage Morgan

“When it gets hot, this area is hot.” Beat the Heat will continue its focus on in-home cooling this summer, providing fans and air conditioners to Hunting Park residents who need it most.

Elections: Voter Turnout Varies Between Wealthy and Impoverished Neighborhoods

July 3, 2019Hannah Pittel and

Jassy Perez, a mother and resident of Hunting Park, doesn’t usually vote, but said she is unhappy with the amount of crime in her neighborhood. “There’s violence, shootings, and people selling drugs on the corners

North Philadelphia: Justin Deutsch Introduces High School Students to Media Production

June 19, 2019Hannah Pittel and

Justin Deutsch’s classroom is filled with an array of tools: about a half-dozen cameras, iMacs, a recording studio, and a couple of green screens. He uses these to teach students how to create multimedia projects,

Hunting Park: Thousands of Cats Later, Alley Cagnazzi is Still a Dog Person

March 27, 2019Claire Halloran

An estimated 390,000 stray cats roam the streets of Philadelphia, and it’s Alley Cagnazzi’s job to make sure they are treated humanely. As lead community cat coordinator for the Animal Control and Care Team, one

North Philadelphia: Community Gardens Green Vacant Lots and Feed Residents

January 22, 2019Brianna Baker and

Carmen Francesco (below), a community organizer for Arch Street United Methodist Church, which partners with The People’s Garden in North Philadelphia, said that the presence of vegetables in the garden that late in December is

Hunting Park and Fairhill: Community Leaders Combat Opioid Epidemic With Their Own Hands

November 30, 2018Greta Anderson

Community members in Hunting Park and Fairhill are no longer waiting for the city to resolve the dire opioid epidemic and its residual effects that impact the health and safety of their neighborhoods. Leaders are