Month: March 2012

Every Murder Is Real founder Victoria Greene took time this week to recall the 15th anniversary of the murder of her son, Emir Greene. Greene and her eldest daughter, Chantay Love, typically take the day off,

The site at 3911 Lancaster Ave. was once home to a furniture store, then it was home to a Salvation Army, but then it became another vacant Philadelphia storefront. Hidden behind mature pear trees, people

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched three new websites to focus on specific communities. Following are the new online editions, which will have news and information from these neighborhoods: These include: The Fairhill Times at www.fairhilltimes.com The

Philadelphia’s tech scene is getting its own debut. It’s lights, camera, action for producers David Dylan Thomas and Maurice Gaston’s newest project about the quickly evolving technology market in Philadelphia. The duo, who are both

On April 6, Raices Latino Pride, an organization that promotes awareness and educates the community about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, will celebrate its anniversary. One year ago, Philadelphia did not have an umbrella

“Long ago and far away there was a little village at the foot of Mount Fuji,” began Allison Zito, the teacher of the Japanese Paper Figures class at Chestnut Hill’s Morris Arboretum. “And the people

For the second year in a row philadelphianeighborhoods.com received the first-place award for Best Independent Online Student Publication from the Society of Professional Journalists in Region 1. Philadelphia Neighborhoods also earned two second-place awards for In-Depth

Shouts of “Stop the violence, increase the peace” echoed through the streets of Strawberry Mansion as community activists led an anti-violence march Wednesday, demanding their voices be heard. The “Take the City Back” march was