Demolition crews worked into the afternoon, knocking down brick after brick of what once was an abandoned warehouse, located at 1871 York St., in a blaze that left two fire fighters dead. A warehouse went [continue reading…]
Philadelphia Neighborhoods reporters have been following the huge fire in Kensington. Anne Ha, a former staffer and Kensington resident, helped immeasurably with the coverage. See their tweets and photos at https://storify.com/philaneighbors/kensington-fire-claims-lives-of-two-fire-fighters For more info, follow [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39947332] On the first Saturday of every month, the Mahogany Philly Fitness Club hosts a run/walk event on Kelly Drive. Mahogany Philly was founded by Jamaica Yancy, who started the organization at the beginning of [continue reading…]
Global nonprofit organization Junior Achievement works as a partner with AT&T’s Aspire initiative. Started in 1919, the model Junior Achievement employs connects young students with business professionals, providing students with life skills to succeed in a [continue reading…]
Job seekers stood today outside of Strawberry Mansion Community Development Corp. holding resumes and cover letters. Their ages varied, but they all had one goal and that was to get a job. Some were dressed [continue reading…]
It was an infinite love for trees that created the Kensington based group, Philly Tree People. Three like-minded women, Jacelyn Blank, Dina Richman and Nykia Perez were attending a Tree Tenders workshop through the Philadelphia [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39676725] It was Jackie Robinson who famously destroyed the color barrier in professional sports by suiting up for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Nearly 80 years before, shortly after the end to the Civil War, [continue reading…]
The Lenfest Center, located at 3890 N. 10th St. in Hunting Park, provides youth development programs for the community. Amos Huron is responsible for the growth and development of the Center, and says the first [continue reading…]
As we walked to the neighborhood corner store last week, my eldest daughter, who is 6, expressed her fear of being shot. This was in response to the recent shooting of a young man at [continue reading…]
Philadelphia Young Playwrights has a mission. That mission is to bring the arts into the schools of Philadelphia and to “tap the potential of youth and inspire learning through playwriting.” At Morrison Elementary, they are [continue reading…]
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