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Environment

The Waterfront: Friends Organization Works to Improve Schuylkill River Park

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Nestled between Spruce and Lombard streets, running next to the Schuylkill River, the Schuylkill River Park is a green sight for sore eyes tired of the urban landscape only blocks away. In addition to open [continue reading…]

Germantown

Northwest: Defrocked pastor preaches at Germantown church

April 4, 2014 0

In opposition to the United Methodist Church’s non-recognition of same-sex marriages, congregants at the First United Methodist Church of Germantown recently hosted a guest sermon by defrocked Eastern Pennsylvania reverend, Frank Schaefer. https://vimeo.com/87693216 w=500 h=281] [continue reading…]

Crime

Northwest Philadelphia: East Stafford Street Bucking The System

April 4, 2014 1

The area around the intersection of Chew and Chelten avenues is one of the most crime-infested sections of East Germantown. Although the surrounding area is characterized by crime and drug-related activities, the quiet 900 block of [continue reading…]

Mayfair

Northeast: Community, News Outlets Meet to Encourage Open Communication

April 4, 2014 0

“Individuals make neighborhoods.” These were the words spoken by Joe DeFelice, chairman of the Mayfair Community Development Corp., at Thursday’s meeting between community leaders and members of various Philadelphia news outlets. The meeting, which took [continue reading…]

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Brewerytown

Fairmount: 2800 Block of Girard Avenue

April 4, 2014 1

[vimeo 90075147] As the sound of screeching metal grew louder, inhabitants flocked to the corner of 28th Street and West Girard Avenue. They did a quick wave and the trolley halted, allowing eager passengers to hop on [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Lancaster Avenue: The Community Education Center Holds Fifth Monthly Jazz show

April 4, 2014 0

The Community Education Center, in partnership with the Producer’s Guild, held their fifth jazz show in celebration of Second Friday on Lancaster Avenue last month. The show, which kicked off at 7 p.m. and wrapped [continue reading…]

Food

Pennsport: Guerrilla Ultima Serves Up Barbecue Without Boundaries

April 4, 2014 0

Great beer and great food should go together. That’s how a delicious Pennsport partnership got started between the 2nd Street Brew House, located on Second and Morris streets, and the Guerrilla Ultima BBQ food truck, helmed [continue reading…]

Manayunk

Manayunk: Businesses Anticipate The Opening of Rec Center

April 4, 2014 0

In 2004, Manayunk was faced with a problem. The Philadelphia Water Department needed to put in a sewage overflow tank and had picked Lower Venice Island for its location. However, the island, tucked in between [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

East Kensington: The Artists Of Coral Street

April 4, 2014 0

Painters, sculptors, illustrators and representatives across just about every other artistic medium are transforming the East Kensington neighborhood into an art district. For many of the neighborhood’s artists, the 2400 block of Coral Street has [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Spruce Hill: Hollywood Comes To West Philly As ABC Films Drama Pilot

April 4, 2014 0

Television crews occupied several blocks of Spruce and Locust Streets from March 11 to 17 as ABC filmed the pilot episode of its new drama TV series in and around a house on South 42nd [continue reading…]

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