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 […]
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 […]
Organization holds rallies on blocks around city that have seen their fair share of violence […]
Brewerytown resident Layla Woodard made her way through the concrete blocks of her neighborhood one late September afternoon to pick up fresh produce from the leafy terrain of Sanctuary Farm’s market at 22nd Street and […]
Lisa Miccolis’ desire to change the foster care system began after she visited South Africa in 2008. There, she met a 16-year-old Zimbabwean refugee who would lose his refugee status at 18 and have to […]
“In Philadelphia, there’s gonna be reduced levels of poverty,” he said. “One of the vehicles to do that is the library system. But, you have to have libraries that have strong programming that would aid the community to move out of that low-income situation.” […]
The rock climbing wall inside the Cecil B. Moore Library at 23rd Street and Ridge Avenue is an atypical, but exciting, sight to see when first entering a library. After being shut down for two […]
Families and business owners braved drizzle and mild temperatures on Sunday, Dec. 2, for Brewerytown’s annual Christmas tree lighting at the Girard Avenue Dream Garden, located between 31st Street and Girard Avenue. The event was […]
At the end of September, Fairmount Park unveiled the newest addition on the East side of the park, The Discovery Center, located at 3401 Reservoir Drive. The center is established as a nature sanctuary around […]
During the Brewerytown-Sharswood Community Civic Association’s (BSCCA) meeting on Thursday, Sept. 20, tensions arose around residents’ concerns about the lack of public transportation, as well as a perceived garbage problem. “This area is a transportation desert,” […]
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