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May 9, 2013
Holmesburg Civic Association President Rich Frizell pointed out some of the positives of negatives of the area near the Holmesburg Bridge.

Tacony and Holmesburg are neighboring communities that are seeking a better future for their residents. Their missions are similar but their focuses are different. Tacony … Read the full story >>

Art, Education, Entertainment, Powelton Village »

May 7, 2013
Theresa Shockley is the Executive Director of the Community Education Center in Powelton Village.

More than $1.5 million was given out to local arts groups earlier this year. The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes grants yearly to help keep community … Read the full story >>

Art, Frankford, History, neastphilly.com »

May 6, 2013
Muralist Ceasar Viveros showed one of the residents the techniques for painting a mural.

Picture a neighborhood, revitalized and colorful. Picture a neighborhood that highlights its past, while looking toward the future. And picture a neighborhood that makes use … Read the full story >>

Art, Germantown, Manayunk, Social issues, WHYY »

May 2, 2013
Quilts were made by local schools to show those in the program that there is a community of helping people surrounding them.

Over the past 20 years, the Interfaith Network of Northwest/Northeast Philadelphia has helped 327 families transition out of homelessness and into a life of stability…. Read the full story >>

Art, Education, Environment, Neighborhoods, Overbrook, West Philadelphia »

April 25, 2013
Overbrook Elementary students wrote captions for pictures they took of their community.

The students at Overbrook Elementary School took a non-traditional approach to improving their community for Earth Day.

The students have been working on a community … Read the full story >>

Art, Kensington »

April 24, 2013
Meredith Klein and her students stayed after their class for more dancing.

On the 2000 block of Frankford Avenue, the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School looks like the average city rowhome. Its modest exterior is deceiving to fresh … Read the full story >>

Art, Entertainment, Music, Powelton Village »

April 23, 2013
Elliott Levin of BLEW 4-tet played the saxophone during the band's performance.

Even from the outside of 4014 Walnut St., you can hear the sound of beautiful music emitting from the Rotunda. With free admission and a … Read the full story >>

Art, Entertainment, Environment, Kensington, Zoning »

April 23, 2013
Elisa Esposito's centerpiece, "Collapsed Colony," shows the sudden death of a colony of bees.

As the season changed from winter to spring, Winter’s Bridge, an art exhibit in the Pile of Bricks building, came to an end.  However, the … Read the full story >>

Art, South of South Street, South Philadelphia »

April 18, 2013
Allan Edmunds showed the work that the workshop houses.

Brandywine Workshop has been a printmaking and arts education center since 1972. Located at 728 S. Broad St., it has attracted artists from 15 different … Read the full story >>

Art, Education, Environment, Kensington, South Kensington, tech, Technology »

April 17, 2013
The purpose of the coworking spaces is to stimulate a creative working environment..

In a former church turned 2,700-square-foot factory building in Kensington, 3rd Ward Philadelphia has been rebuilt to provide the old factory walls with a workshop … Read the full story >>