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Kensington: Emerald Street Park Receives Grant

April 5, 2013

When the Emerald Street Park received a grant earlier this month from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the emphasis was put more on its value than the actual dollar amount. “The project’s worth is not something

Olney

Olney: Local Resident Paves a Positive Path for Her Community

April 4, 2013

Stephanie Michel has lived in Olney for thirteen years since she moved to the area from Brooklyn with her family. Michel said she appreciates watching the change and growth in her neighborhood and enjoys being

Nicetown

Nicetown: Community Center Working Towards a Better Neighborhood

April 3, 2013

Nicetown Community Development Center President Zakariyya Abdur-Rahman first saw a strong need for a center that would provide a variety of social services to the people of Nicetown in 1999. It was after owning a

Kensington

Kensington: Variety is Key at Little Baby’s Ice Cream Shop

April 3, 2013

For the ice cream world, winter is often seen as a dead time and when shops close their doors for the season. East Kensington’s Little Baby’s Ice Cream shop cofounder Jeffrey Ziga would like it

Featured Stories

Plan Philly: South Kensington Block Deals with Rodents, Vacancy and Broken Sidewalks

April 3, 2013

https://vimeo.com/63194999] The 1800 block of North Fourth Street starts with a small yard where children love to play in the summer. Several ignored lots with overgrown grass and trash weave in between the red brick

Fairhill

Fairhill: Taller Begins Conducting Neighborhood Study

March 31, 2013

When Taller Puetrorriqueňo dismantles its current featured exhibit, which is a gallery of art pieces by Esperanza Cortes, the culture organization will launch what it is calling the Claiming Places Laboratory or “CP Lab.” The

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Women Encourage Voter Participation

March 31, 2013

When the polls closed last November, most people went back to their mindset that the next time to vote was during the next presidential election in four years. However, too many among the voting public

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Residents and Police Work Together Towards a Less Violent Community

March 30, 2013

Residents of Hunting Park and the police who protect them gathered together this week in the basement of the Tioga United Methodist Church. Residents sat in the fold up chairs talking amongst themselves at the

Crime

Hunting Park: Block Maintains Neighborhood Ties Despite Shootings

March 29, 2013

Two shootings occurred on the same block in Hunting Park during March. They happened close to home. They happened on a quiet street full of close-knit neighbors who spend days out on their stoops, watching

Featured Stories

Kensington: Coral Street is an Oasis in a Troubled Neighborhood

March 28, 2013

https://vimeo.com/62819266] The scene on the 2700 block of Coral Street could be quickly mistaken as any other residential community in Philadelphia. Children ride up and down the street on their bikes, two teenage girls enjoy

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