https://vimeo.com/51399835] Each morning, Kirk Hightower grabs his broom and dustpan and takes to the 200 block of North Ruby Street. On this day, he shares it with more than half a dozen stray cats. Referred [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/51418346] FBI stakeouts, bombings and mysterious murders are all things you would find in the premise for a high revenue blockbuster hit. But those events can also be found in Powelton Village. The neighborhood, which [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/51409470] The people on the 2800 block of North Fairhill Street are typical of the Fairhill area – they work hard, raise their families and play, all while trying to combat problems affecting their neighborhood [continue reading…]
The moon bounce, face painting and games entertained the children while disc jockey Robbie D played a variety of oldies, rock and country music Sunday at the 16th Annual Harvest Festival in Gorgas Park in [continue reading…]
When Elizabeth VanUmesseren recollected her views about a vacant lot on the corner of Master and Lawrence Streets many years ago, she said plans for cultivating the lot into a community garden didn’t look promising. [continue reading…]
Parishioners of Trinity Church Oxford will keep the spirit of their church alive during a historical lantern graveyard tour this Saturday. Kate Sampson, director and producer of the lantern graveyard tour, incorporated stories from prior tours with [continue reading…]
Sheila Johnson left her corporate banking job in Center City and returned to her community to help run the University Thriftshop at 1723 Cecil B. Moore Ave. This business is about recycling items that people [continue reading…]
Puppies were the featured focus of the 3rd Annual Save The Mums & Mutts Fundraiser held at the Burke Playground, Second and Jackson streets, on the first Saturday in October that also included games, live [continue reading…]
For Margarita Rivera, trying to stay afloat in these tough economic times has proven to be quite a challenge; however, her own financial hardships have not deterred her from giving back to her community. Rivera [continue reading…]
A longtime Philadelphia artist is working to both restore and add to a Kensington mural first completed over a decade ago. Located on the side a residential building at 2144 E. Arizona St., Tropical Landscape [continue reading…]
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