Dilworth Plaza will go from an unused and unattractive plaza to a well-maintained, green space. The new plaza will include a lawn, a large space for seating, a fountain, a café, renovations to the subway [continue reading…]
Covenant House opens its doors to troubled teenagers and young adults. Located at 31 East Armat St., this organization has been an outlet for youth with nowhere to turn since 2001. When an individual walks through [continue reading…]
The Big Blue Marble Bookstore, located at 551 Carpenter Lane in West Mount Airy, is the place where a group of women meet monthly to discuss books about women. The Women of the World Book [continue reading…]
It’s hard to miss the mass of people lined up between Spruce and 49th streets on a Wednesday afternoon. They are racially mixed with young and old, but one thing they have in common is [continue reading…]
I complained to the Philadelphia Daily News that it had not credited a story in March that philadelphianeighborhoods.com had done at philadelphianeighborhoods.com/2012/03/21/hunting-park-atvs-and-dirt-bikes-flood-city-streets/ that was similar to a story done in the same neighborhood, Hunting Park. [continue reading…]
Tucked away on the corner of 6600 Gratz St. is Zafir’s Barber Shop. This shop opened in April 2011, making it a new place right off Ogontz Avenue. Head barber Zafir Khalilulahh, 56, has been [continue reading…]
Louis Tallarico probably knows more about Manayunk than anyone else who lives there. Not only was he born and raised in the community he also owns a barber shop where he regularly receives all the gossip and [continue reading…]
Philadelphia Neighborhoods, the publication of the Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab at Temple University, has launched printed newspaper editions for seven city neighborhoods. The neighborhoods include Fairhill, Germantown, Hunting Park, Kensington, Strawberry Mansion/Brewerytown and West Philadelphia. [continue reading…]
A gathering of ten residents for the 22nd District’s community meeting this week may not have seemed like much, but what they brought with them were loads of concerns–and passion for the place they call [continue reading…]
Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched a printed newspaper for West Philadelphia. You can read it here at https://issuu.com/philadelphianeighborhoods/docs/westphillytimes
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