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Month: April 2014

Crime

Spruce Hill and Walnut Hill: Armed Robbers And Increase in Crime Spur Community Safety Efforts

April 23, 2014 0

On the evening of March 12, a resident of the West Philadelphia community was robbed at gunpoint at the intersection of 46th and Hazel streets. Detective Joseph Murray, one of the West Philadelphia community’s main [continue reading…]

Dickinson Square West

Dickinson Square West: Neighbors’ Efforts To Improve Community Pay Off

April 23, 2014 tub10245 0

It’s a crisp spring day on South Fifth Street in Dickinson Square West. On every block, neighbors are sweeping, picking up trash, or toting home brand new blue recycling bins. But Philadelphia’s Spring Cleanup Day [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Penn’s Landing: A Look into Proposed Development

April 22, 2014 0

The development of Penn’s Landing is something that has been plaguing planners, developers and administrations for the past few decades. Since construction began in 1967 to turn the previously wharf-ridden, eastern portion of Old City [continue reading…]

Neighborhoods

Point Breeze: Neighborhood Bar Becomes Spot for Both Old and New Residents

April 22, 2014 0

“I’m a permanent fixture here,” said Sam DiCarro, a lifelong regular at Tap Room on 19th, a neighborhood bar in Point Breeze. After changing hands many times throughout the years, Michael Strauss and Pete Fry acquired [continue reading…]

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Neighborhoods

North Philadelphia: Temple’s Building Plans Demand Attention

April 22, 2014 0

Philadelphia’s overlooked school doesn’t want to be overlooked anymore. Nor should it be. After all, that large institution on North Broad Street is one of the state’s largest employers. It has a well-deserved reputation of [continue reading…]

Environment

The Waterfront: Five People Making a Difference

April 22, 2014 0

People from across the city are constantly working towards making the Schuylkill and Delaware waterfronts better for Philadelphia. From revitalizing the rivers themselves to improving the green spaces around them, here are five people making [continue reading…]

Center City

East Kensington: Philadelphia Education Fund’s College Access Program Sets Students Up For Success

April 22, 2014 0

With Philadelphia Education Fund’s College Access Program, students at Kensington Creative and Performing Arts High School are equipped with the tools they need to further their education. The program—which received federal funding in 1990 with [continue reading…]

Kensington

East Kensington: Committed To Change

April 22, 2014 0

Once a neighborhood widely known for drugs, prostitution and poverty, the culture of Kensington is changing, thanks in large part to outreach programs such as The Last Stop, which houses and rehabilitates drug addicts. For Chris [continue reading…]

Gayborhood

Gayborhood: Five Changes that Make the Gayborhood What it is Today

April 22, 2014 0

The Philadelphia ‘Gayborhood’ is a place that has a long history. Longtime residents have seen the many changes that have taken place in the area. Here are a few of the changes that have made [continue reading…]

Bridesburg

Bridesburg: Boys And Girls Club Adds To Spring Clean Up

April 21, 2014 0

Since 1941, the Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club has given children and teens in the community a place away from the streets to learn and grow as young adults. “They’re basically like a second home,” [continue reading…]

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