Behind the 18th century home of merchant John Wister and his family exists a garden, a weather station, a bee house and most recently, a hoop house. The hoop house, or high tunnel, was given [continue reading…]
The year is 1859 and it’s right in the heart of the Victorian era. President James Buchanan is in the middle of his only term as commander in chief and Oregon just became the 33rd state [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18637410] At the Intercultural Family Services building in Parkside, Saturdays are a day for local children to get lessons in a variety of subjects for the mere price of $10. If the family cannot afford [continue reading…]
When the Please Touch Museum was introduced to the public in 1976 as a small exhibit in the Academy of Natural Sciences, founder Portia Sperr never imagined it would become the Philadelphia landmark it is [continue reading…]
Allison Wolf always had a corporate job. Until 10 years ago, when she came to work for Philadelphia FIGHT’s Critical Path Project. “I was lucky enough to be offered the job here at Philadelphia FIGHT [continue reading…]
[soundslide url= “https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/fa1008germantown_soundslide_settlement” height=550 width=600] The difficult issues of Germantown Settlement and its subsidiary Greater Germantown Housing Development Corp. (GGHDC) have been playing out in bankruptcy court like a bloodless coup d’état. The non-profit [continue reading…]
Kitty Dior said the turning point for her traffic activism occurred outside of her Mount Airy home on Lincoln Drive and Hortler Street after a horrific accident in May 2007. Dior, a consultant for shops [continue reading…]
In 1988 when Tracy Levesque moved to Philadelphia she would often drive past “vacant but architecturally beautiful” buildings. “I wanted to renovate them all,” she explained. A few weeks ago, Levesque and her partner Mia [continue reading…]
There have been 19 houses sold so far this year in the Logan neighborhood, and real estate agent Curt Gasper only expects sales to get better. With houses being sold as low as $10,000 it’s [continue reading…]
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