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HomeAuthorsBob Stewart

Articles by Bob Stewart

Crime

How To: Start A Town Watch In Your Neighborhood

July 24, 2017Bob Stewart

Neighborhoods change quickly if no one is paying attention. Many people have heard parents or grandparents talk about how an area “used to be.” Communities like Mayfair, Kensington and Oxford Circle struggle with increasing crimes

Amateur Sports

Mayfair: Free Movies And Concerts, Benefit Programs Enrollment Assistance (Again!), And More This Week

July 24, 2017Bob Stewart

Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood. Skating Through the Decades — Monday, July 24, 5-9:30 p.m.  (Rolling Thunder Skating

Business

Mayfair: This Week In The News — Folks Found Way To Beat The Heat And Other Happenings

July 21, 2017Bob Stewart

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people are talking about things happening in Mayfair: Young girl hit by a car on Levick Street – The 4-year-old was taken to the hospital

Business

Harrowgate: Get Your Motor Running- Reentry Roadblocks Lead To Transportation Innovation

July 17, 2017Bob Stewart

Freddy Castro put himself into a tight spot. After a few brush-ups with the law he decided to go the straight and narrow. But trying to land a decent paying job with a criminal record

Business

Mayfair: Benefit Programs Enrollment Assistance, Night Markets And More This Week

July 17, 2017Bob Stewart

Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood. BenePhilly Mobile Office– July 18-20, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.:  Find out about

Environment

Harrowgate: Outsiders Pitch In When Locals Don’t

July 14, 2017Bob Stewart

Longtime community members fight for their neighborhood one block at a time in Harrowgate. Repelling drug dealers, moving addicts along and fighting opportunistic slumlords starts less with city-wide policy and more with in-person communication and leading

Environment

How To: Become A Block Captain

July 14, 2017Bob Stewart

The City of Philadelphia provides support for citizens who’d like to become active in their community. While anyone can round up their neighbors to keep their street clean, the city can help by providing supplies

Arts and Entertainment

Mayfair: Game Of Thrones Trivia Night, Call For Mayfair Memorial Playground Volunteers And More

July 12, 2017Bob Stewart

Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood.  Mayfair Memorial Playground, July 10-14; needs volunteers for installation of new equipment – Rowland

Klein Fellowship- Income Inequality

Mayfair: This Week In The News — Earth, Fire And Rain

July 10, 2017Bob Stewart

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people were talking about things happening in Mayfair: Drug house catches fire, according to police. Materials for making designer drugs known as K2, or

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