Mayor Michael Nutter, flanked by members of City Council, announced last week that the city will sell vacant School District properties, partially to raise the $50 million promised to the District earlier this year. Mark [continue reading…]
Last week, the women’s soccer team at Franklin Towne Charter High School headed off to compete for their third consecutive championship in the Philadelphia Public League Final. Although the FTC soccer program is 10 years [continue reading…]
‘Tis the season to give thanks and to give back but for the Jewish Relief Agency, helping out those in need is more than a seasonal event. Staffed with more than 15,000 volunteers per year, [continue reading…]
“Up and coming” can describe many Philadelphia neighborhoods. Graduate Hospital is no exception. The southwest Center City neighborhood is bordered by South Street to the north and Washington Avenue to the south but one of [continue reading…]
If you’ve been wondering what the East Falls Dog Park Planning Committee has been up to lately, look no further than Franklin’s Bar & Grille on Bowman Street in East Falls. On Saturday October 26th, [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/76840873] It happens all too often. A young woman finds out she is pregnant and does not know what to do. She does not know where to turn and who to ask for help. She [continue reading…]
Like with almost any neighborhood, there are people that have an initial impression of Germantown without even stepping into the area. But such opinions fall flat in the face of real-life residents of the Southwest [continue reading…]
As the Philadelphia Catholic League football playoffs prepare to get underway, everyone will be looking at two teams to cross paths – the St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks and the La Salle College High School Explorers. [continue reading…]
Just months after fielding a heavy round of public criticism over the summer’s fatal building collapse on Market Street, the city’s Licenses and Inspections Department could see a new wave of controversy in the coming [continue reading…]
While the largest celebration on Mifflin Street this October was the tenth anniversary of the South Philadelphia Tap Room, the festivities truly highlighted the tenth anniversary of Newbold as a thriving section of Point Breeze. [continue reading…]
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