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Home2019December

Month: December 2019

Dickinson Square

Dickinson Square: Manton Street Community Loves Its Park

December 23, 2019 Moriah Thoman

From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, residents around Manton Street Park and Community Garden gathered to clean up the garden plots and the surrounding park as part of the Love Your

Amateur Sports

Cobbs Creek: After Delay, Sims Rink Reopens With Skaters Eager to Hit the Ice

December 20, 2019 Daniel Wilson

Sebastian Bttacavoli doesn’t like to wait.  As an 11-year-old living with autism, waiting doesn’t come easily in everyday life. But after finding a niche playing goalie for the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation’s 12 and

Arts and Entertainment

Roxborough: Male Chorus Performs Annual Winter Concert

December 18, 2019 Marybeth Gerdelmann

Sporting blush pink blazers and maroon ties, the members of the Roxborough Male Chorus gathered in Westminster Hall at Leverington Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Dec. 8 to perform their annual winter concert, “With Voices of

Brewerytown

Sharswood: Vaux Community Health Center Offers Health Services, but Needs More Patients

December 16, 2019 Christian Starr

Shawn Jackson and Susan Gresko stood in front of an auditorium crowd of almost 50 Brewerytown and Sharswood residents at Camelot Academy on Oct. 17. They were there to speak on behalf of Vaux Community

Arts and Entertainment

Mt. Airy: Art Garage Artists and Emlen Students Collaborate on Annual Murals

December 12, 2019 Ariana Dos Santos

The students of Emlen Elementary School were hard at work on Nov. 15 at tables cluttered with art supplies like fabric, glue, and colored pencils. They finished their latest masterpieces with the help of the

Arts and Entertainment

Art: Settlement Music School Offers Early Education with a Heavy Dose of Arts

December 11, 2019 Amber Denham

In 1995, Tarrell Davis went into her interview at Settlement Music School for a position as a social worker. But during the tour, she saw the kinds of early education programs Settlement offered to low-income

Arts and Entertainment

Art: Artists Create Tapestries About Climate Change Awareness For Exhibit

December 10, 2019 Amber Denham

Jessie Jackson not only learned the high temperature in Philadelphia on the day her husband was born, but she also learned the high temperature in Philadelphia for every other day in 1980. She knows these

Brewerytown

Sharswood: Local Activist Jennifer Bennetch Pushes Back Against PHA

December 6, 2019 Christian Starr

Two years ago, the Philadelphia Public Housing Authority (PHA) broke ground on a brand new headquarters at the intersection of Ridge Avenue and Master Street in Sharswood. The building opened and became fully operational in

Arts and Entertainment

Bella Vista: A Look Into DVAA’s da Vinci Festival

December 5, 2019 Francesca Furey

Wooden cars whirled down a derby track. Curious eyes peered into a telescope with a focus on one of Jupiter’s moons. A 3-D pen sketches paintings by Leonardo da Vinci on print paper. These intersections

Center City

Old City: Civic Engagement Fair Encourages Philadelphians to Stay Involved

December 3, 2019 Karly Matthews

Even though the results are in on the 2019 municipal elections in Philadelphia, the importance of civic engagement is not diminished.

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