North Philadelphia

The Salvation Army Pioneer Corps Community Center, located at 1920 East Allegheny Ave., was the first Salvation Army Corps Community Center in the United States. Today, the center offers many services for the community, including

[vimeo 51569957] A single block, bounded by Emerald, Willard, Jasper and Madison streets, is a microcosm of Kensington, representative of an entire neighborhood. Though at times it can feel pleasantly and uniquely far from the stark

[vimeo 51515492] “Zombieland.” “Dead man’s row.” “Street of fatherless children.” Those were just some of the nicknames residents rattled off when asked about the 4400 block of North Orianna Street. But things are changing on that

https://vimeo.com/51409470] The people on the 2800 block of North Fairhill Street are typical of the Fairhill area – they work hard, raise their families and play, all while trying to combat problems affecting their neighborhood

When Elizabeth VanUmesseren recollected her views about a vacant lot on the corner of Master and Lawrence Streets many years ago, she said plans for cultivating the lot into a community garden didn’t look promising.

Sheila Johnson left her corporate banking job in Center City and returned to her community to help run the University Thriftshop at 1723 Cecil B. Moore Ave. This business is about recycling items that people

For Margarita Rivera, trying to stay afloat in these tough economic times has proven to be quite a challenge; however, her own financial hardships have not deterred her from giving back to her community. Rivera

A longtime Philadelphia artist is working to both restore and add to a Kensington mural first completed over a decade ago. Located on the side a residential building at 2144 E. Arizona St., Tropical Landscape