Frances Archer hadn’t seen anything wrong with inviting a few strangers off the street into her home for coffee. On the other hand, her daughter Lillian saw things differently. “She said, ‘I could have been [continue reading…]
Jim Bear leans back in his chair on a rainy Sunday at the outdoor Maplewood Mall in Germantown. The owner of Gtownradio.com is preparing for his weekly radio show, Neu-Matic, in the front bedroom of [continue reading…]
“I think graffiti makes Richmond look like a bad community,” Jillian Fetzer says while sitting on a bench in Campbell Square Park. She is reflecting the thoughts of many Port Richmond residents. Graffiti has been [continue reading…]
In tough economic times, some people need to become creative to get value out of every dollar. One way of doing this, as employees of the Germantown-based non-profit Resources for Human Development (RHD) will attest, is to start making your own. [continue reading…]
On a quiet Sunday morning, with nothing special about it aside from being Mother’s Day, the Philadelphia police received a call from North Philadelphia. A heated argument had taken place between neighbors and the police [continue reading…]
It was a muggy, rainy afternoon, but inside Carlette’s Backyard the beers were ice cold and the company was warm and welcoming. Carlette Brooks, the owner of the bar, was greeted by a customer with [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18011273] Mantua residents once enjoyed a vivid, colorful mural on their walks home from Center City along the Spring Garden Street Bridge, but in the last three months diamond-plated paneling slowly stole their vibrancy. Tired [continue reading…]
The 3100 block of Chatham Street prides itself in being one of the friendliest blocks in the neighborhood. With a Cheers-like atmosphere, the block consists of various types of families that all get along with [continue reading…]
Mixed feelings abound when talking to the residents of the 3200 block of West Diamond Street about the renovation of buildings by a private company. “This is a neighborhood in mild transition,” says Maurice Harris, [continue reading…]
Moving into a new neighborhood can be a stressful time in one’s life. Issues with the moving company, problems from the home inspection and faulty electricity and plumbing can make the task seem insurmountable. But, [continue reading…]
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