The Marian Anderson Historical Society is a group dedicated to promoting the late classical singer, who was considered of the most important opera performers of the 20th century. The organization was founded by Blanche Burton-Lyles [continue reading…]
On the Glenwood Avenue between Second and Fifth streets lies a relic from Philadelphia’s industrial golden age. Inside local photographer Kat Reilly is working to create another gilded era, one of art. Reilly is owner and [continue reading…]
The Y, an institution that went from being an effort to encourage and support men in the mid-1800s to a resource for the community in 1927 and to a catastrophe in 2008, has reopened in [continue reading…]
Philadelphia was buzzing last weekend as bee enthusiasts from across the country joined in the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Lorenzo L. Langstroth, the inventor of the modern bee hive, in three day city [continue reading…]
Just days after the shooting rampage at the Kraft Foods plant, leaving two dead and another critically injured, the company is open for business. The alleged shooter, Yvonne Hiller, 43, was arraigned over the weekend [continue reading…]
Summer vacation felt alive and well last Saturday afternoon on the 1600 block of Susquehanna Avenue. School may have started a week ago for most of the children in the neighborhood, but the smell of [continue reading…]
The smoke screen of cigar clouds fill the room, as the neighbors of South Philadelphia gather for a night filled with poker games, free food and cigar puffing. This is how Twin Smoke Shoppe owner [continue reading…]
It may be a new school year for most, but one teacher didn’t clean up his room and redecorate for new students. Instead he spent his summer sitting in a storage closet waiting for answers. [continue reading…]
Just hours after she died Tanya Wilson received a Facebook message from a friend about the popular game, Farmville, which Wilson apparently played online. That friend apparently did not know Wilson had been killed in [continue reading…]
In times of economic troubles, it seems counter intuitive to start a business, but that is exactly what Kenneth and Dee Foreman did. “Times are hard and we need extra money to help supplement our [continue reading…]
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