Year: 2016

Mayfair: Local Businesses and Vendors Rally for Small Spending

December 28, 2016 Erich Joseph Martin

Mayfair pop-ups may do much to unify a neighborhood, but businesses don’t all see eye to eye on the subject of regular pop-up events. The intent, to bring together community and possibly spur local spending, isn’t

Mayfair: Pop-up Events Bring Community Together

December 28, 2016 Erich Joseph Martin

Pop-ups throughout Philadelphia have been gaining popularity. These small, usually short markets come for all sorts of reasons: a beer garden in the summer, to promote a corporate brand or, in the case of Mayfair,

Philadelphia: Aging at Risk of Financial Exploitation

December 28, 2016 Kamal Elliott

Much has been said about impact of the millennials, which can make it easy to forget that baby boomers will soon reach retirement age. From 1999 to 2009, the nation’s aging population grew from 35.3

Chestnut Hill: Arts Group Brings Out Creativity In Alzheimer’s Patients, Caregivers

December 27, 2016 Delia Franchi

Sarah Orgass has never had an easy relationship with her father, and recently it’s become more difficult because of his dementia. But then his doctor suggested ARTZ Philadelphia, a program that offers a creative outlet

South Philadelphia: Coach Finds Passion for Educating Through Basketball

December 22, 2016 Benjamin A McWilliams

Coach Troy Holiday took a circuitous route to rediscover his love for basketball. The New Jersey native was once himself a standout basketball player at Germantown Academy before attending Loyola University Maryland. After graduating, he

South Philadelphia: Athletics Crucial to Success of Southern

December 22, 2016 Benjamin A McWilliams

To find some of Philadelphia’s richest athletic history, one has to look no further than the halls of South Philadelphia High School. Trophy cases and plaques line the corridors, celebrating everyone from Eddie Gottlieb, one

Queen Village: Community Finds Alternative Ways to Recycle

December 22, 2016 Kylie M Winkler

Queen Village is doing its best to transform into Clean Village, an environmentally conscientious neighborhood. In hopes of living in a greener city, residents are doing what they can to make changes in their everyday lives

Manayunk: Thanks4Giving Clothing Drive Provides Local and City-Wide Benefits

December 21, 2016 Veronica L Dekett

North Light Community Center has been serving families in Manayunk and nearby Roxborough for 80 years, and the Thanks4Giving Clothing Drive, which runs until December 31st, is one of the ways North Light is able

Queen Village: Tree Tenders Put Down Roots In The Community

December 21, 2016 Kylie M Winkler

A group of volunteers in Queen Village known as the Tree Tenders came together on Nov. 19 for their bi-annual tree planting. They devoted their Saturday morning to improving the quality of life in the

Roxborough: Former Phillie Donates $95k to Philadelphia Agricultural School

December 21, 2016 Patrick M Johnstone

W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences will renovate their greenhouses, thanks to a $95,000 donation from The Hamels Foundation, co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife Heidi. Teacher Lisa Blum runs