Philadelphia Neighborhoods logo
  • Neighborhoods
    • Center City
      • Callowhill
      • Chinatown
      • Gayborhood
      • Logan Square
      • Old City
      • Rittenhouse Square
      • Society Hill
      • South Street
      • Spring Garden
    • North Philadelphia
      • Allegheny
      • Allegheny West
      • Brewerytown
      • East Oak Lane
      • Fairhill
      • Feltonville
      • Fern Rock
      • Francisville
      • Hunting Park
      • Juniata Park
      • Kensington
      • Logan
      • Ludlow
      • Nicetown
      • Norris Square
      • North Central
      • Northern Liberties
      • Ogontz
      • Olde Kensington
      • Olney
      • Poplar
      • Sharswood
      • Strawberry Mansion
      • Tioga
      • West Kensington
    • Northeast Philadelphia
      • Bell’s Corner
      • Bridesburg
      • Burholme
      • Bustleton
      • Fox Chase
      • Frankford
      • Holmesburg
      • Lawncrest
      • Lawndale
      • Mayfair
      • Oxford Circle
      • Somerton
      • Tacony
      • Torresdale
    • Northwest Philadelphia
      • Andorra
      • Chestnut Hill
      • East Falls
      • Fairmount
      • Germantown
      • Manayunk
      • Mount Airy
      • Roxborough
      • West Oak Lane
    • River Wards
      • Fishtown
      • Olde Richmond
      • Port Richmond
    • South Philadelphia
      • Bella Vista
      • Devil’s Pocket
      • Dickinson Square
      • Dickinson Square West
      • East Passyunk
      • Girard Estates
      • Graduate Hospital
      • Grays Ferry
      • Hawthorne
      • Lower Moyamensing
      • Newbold
      • Pennsport
      • Point Breeze
      • Queen Village
      • West Passyunk
      • Wharton
      • Whitman
    • Southwest Philadelphia
      • Bartram Village
      • Kingsessing
      • Southwest Schyulkill
    • West Philadelphia
      • Carroll Park
      • Cedar Park
      • Cobbs Creek
      • Garden Court
      • Haddington
      • Mantua
      • Overbrook
      • Overbrook Farms
      • Overbrook Park
      • Parkside
      • Powelton Village
      • Spruce Hill
      • University City
      • Walnut Hill
      • West Oak Lane
      • West Poplar
      • Wynnefield
  • Topics
    • Amateur Sports
    • Arts and Entertainment
    • Business
    • City Hall
    • Community Meetings
    • Crime
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Environment
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Government
    • Health
    • History
    • Housing
    • How To
    • Immigration
    • LGBTQ
    • Mental Health
    • Music
    • Police
    • Politics
    • Poverty
    • Property
    • Religion
    • Science
    • Social Issues
    • Sustainability
    • Technology
    • Transportation
    • Veterans’ Affairs
    • Zoning
  • Special Reports
    • North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented?
    • Recent Special Reports
      • COVID-19 Reporting
      • City Hall, Fall 2019
      • Special Report Podcast: Mental Health
      • Klein Fellowship- Immigration
      • Klein Fellowship- Income Inequality
    • All Special Reports
  • Philadelphia Neighborhoods Map
  • About Philadelphia Neighborhoods
  • Awards
  • Our Code of Ethics & Guiding Principles
  • News Orgs: Want To Use Our Stories?
  • Tips/Contact
News Ticker
  • [ January 8, 2024 ] Crime: Fixing Philly Prisons Will Be Hard, But Here’s A Plan For How To Do It Crime
  • [ November 28, 2022 ] North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented? Featured Stories
  • [ May 14, 2025 ] Schuylkill River Trail extension to open May 17 Center City
  • [ March 3, 2025 ] A Haven of Hope for Philadelphia’s Unhoused Neighborhoods
  • [ March 3, 2025 ] Heights Philadelphia: Mentoring students for future success Center City
  • [ February 24, 2025 ] Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year Chinatown
  • [ December 30, 2024 ] Fashion: How Dylan Kepp Brings their Drag Persona “Iris Spectre” To Life Arts and Entertainment
Home2014April

Month: April 2014

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Five People Making a Difference

April 8, 2014 0

Philadelphia’s sports teams are known around the city to give back to the community through various charities and fundraisers. For instance, one of the Phillies’ causes is ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The [continue reading…]

Haddington

Sustainability: Keep Philadelphia Beautiful

April 7, 2014 0

A beautiful city is more than just pleasing to the eye. It also serves as a center of pride and loyalty for those who call that place home. Keep Philadelphia Beautiful has been active in [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Maple Sugar Day

April 7, 2014 0

Philadelphia Parks and Recreation recently held Maple Sugar Day, presented by the Wissahickon Environmental Center. The annual free event was open to all curious about the process of sugar making or just hungry for free [continue reading…]

Crime

Newbold: Change Signals Complacency at 1700 Wharton Street

April 7, 2014 0

Seventy-year-old Tom Stack hobbles over to his ivy-green recliner and leans back, lighting a cigarette and hoisting his metal cane between his legs. He then stares over the room, points — sans hauteur or pomp [continue reading…]

Education

Southwest Philly: 5 People Making a Difference

April 7, 2014 0

Though residents of Southwest Philadelphia deal with tough issues like urban blight, gun violence and food deserts, individuals and organizations are working to improve the neighborhoods. Dozens of community churches and daycare centers line the [continue reading…]

Allegheny

Allegheny West: Merchants Association Builds Up The Business Corridor

April 7, 2014 0

For more than four decades, the North 22nd Street Merchants Association has dedicated its services to businesses along the corridor that stretches from Lehigh Avenue to Allegheny Avenue along 22nd Street. Since the 1970s, economic struggles [continue reading…]

No Picture
Cobbs Creek

Cobbs Creek: ‘Miracle on 63rd Street’ Aids Those in Need

April 7, 2014 1

Located on Cobbs Creek Parkway in West Philadelphia, the Life Center of Eastern Delaware County serves as a temporary residence and rehabilitation center for people in need. Affectionately known as the “Miracle on 63rd Street,” [continue reading…]

Education

South of South Street: Coded by Kids Teaches Inner-City Youth Website Development

April 7, 2014 0

After a career in the Air Force as a computer-graphic assistant specialist and a tour of duty in Iraq with the Army National Guard, Sylvester Mobley came back to a city where kids were leaving [continue reading…]

Pennsport

Pennsport: Five People Making A Difference

April 7, 2014 1

South Philadelphia is known for its small, close-knit communities.  The diligent involvement of neighbors keeping their communities clean, safe, entertained and well-fed allows that family atmosphere to flourish. Pennsport and its adjoining neighborhoods reap the [continue reading…]

Economy

Bella Vista: Sustainability at Down Dog Healing Café

April 7, 2014 0

Recognizing the relationship between a sustainable environment and a healthy state of mind and body, Down Dog Healing Café provides its customers with a way to experience this connection. Kei Kurimoto, who has previous experience [continue reading…]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 10 11 12 … 15 »

Recent Posts

  • Schuylkill River Trail extension to open May 17
    May 14, 2025 0
  • A Haven of Hope for Philadelphia’s Unhoused
    March 3, 2025 0
  • No Picture
    Heights Philadelphia: Mentoring students for future success
    March 3, 2025 0
  • Chinatown celebrates Lunar New Year
    February 24, 2025 0
  • Fashion: How Dylan Kepp Brings their Drag Persona “Iris Spectre” To Life
    December 30, 2024 0
Philadelphia Neighborhoods Student Reporters
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS

© 2025 All Rights Reserved. Philadelphia Neighborhoods: A program of the Department of Journalism at the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University.