Month: March 2014

Tucked away in the hustle of Girard Avenue is a brightly displayed building, decorated with colorful flowers and small window designs. This office is on a mission to clean up the neighborhood and return the [continue reading…]

The Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) station below Franklin Square Park has seen its fair share of closures and reopenings since the station was built in 1936. The station was only used for a few [continue reading…]

Established in 1649, Tacony is a historic district in Northeast Philadelphia, ten miles away from Center City. It is the oldest continually-occupied neighborhood in Philadelphia and thanks to the Tacony Community Development Corporation, it has [continue reading…]

The annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference, a program of the Mazzoni Center, has announced that Samantha Jo Dato has been appointed the conference logistics coordinator. “This conference is not just important for Philadelphia,” said Dato (below). [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/89486763] Southwest Philadelphia either contains or is directly surrounded by almost 1,200 acres of preserved natural land. The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, west of the Eastwick neighborhood, takes up 1,000 acres. Mt. [continue reading…]

Given the size of most gaming operations, it’s often difficult to put a “face” to any particular organization (besides Donald Trump, and he’s largely famous for his other endeavors). Despite this, there’s still a fair number [continue reading…]

La Pearl Beauty Emporium, located on the corner of 39th and Lancaster Avenue, is making strides to serve the West Philadelphia community. The salon, which opened its doors on Lancaster Avenue in 1996, recently held [continue reading…]

The residents had tolerated enough. They wanted their voices heard. On September 19 of last year, residents in Bridesburg held a community watch meeting to discuss the possibility of hiring an additional security force. Community [continue reading…]