Month: February 2013

https://vimeo.com/59469218] Long hallways lined with student lounges and study areas can be seen upon entering International House Philadelphia, located at 37th and Chestnut streets. Groups of people gather eating lunch while others are tucked away

The Chestnut Hill Community Association held a meeting on Tuesday night discussing the upcoming property value reassessments that are part of Mayor Nutter’s Actual Value Initiative. A panel of representatives of the City Office of

[vimeo 59593133] A cat’s meow could be worse than a dog’s bite. Nationwide, the United States is estimated to have approximately 80 million free-roaming felines, and cat-devoted organizations like the Animal Care and Control Team in

A night of poetry reading, storytelling, singing and joke-telling entertained the crowd at the Bread and Cup Coffeehouse event at the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown. But for the Rev. Kevin Porter, the Bread and

Expansion has been occurring around the University City District into other neighborhoods, such as West Powelton. How AVI will affect this expansion remains unclear.

https://vimeo.com/59466455] The 8th Street Community Church, located on the 3700 block of Eighth Street in Hunting Park, is full of laughter on weekday afternoons. Pastor Andy Kim runs an after-school program for the local children.

Despite the weather warning this weekend, volunteers, performers and proud parents gathered for Second Friday Open Mic Night at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church, located at 5918 N. Fifth St. Created in part by North Fifth Street

On a brisk Sunday evening, an advertisement reading: “Hand Car Wash $5.00,” stood at the intersection of 19th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Gregory Smalley, the service’s founder and only employee, decided to take