https://vimeo.com/60969768] In 1961, Jane Jacobs wrote The Death and Life of Great American Cities, in which she proposed supporting neighborhoods’ use of community-based initiatives. Fast-forward 50 years, and urban planners are taking her observations into serious consideration, [continue reading…]
The Frankford Civic Association held a public meeting this week at Aria Health – Frankford Campus to address the concerns of residents about the proposed building of methadone clinics in the neighborhood. The meeting was a [continue reading…]
Vacant buildings have become spaces for art galleries, overgrown brush in parks has been trimmed, vacant lots have been cleared from short dumping and victory gardens at local schools have been planted since PhillyRising first [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission held its second public meeting for the Lower Northeast District. Residents from the five neighborhoods of Frankford, Northwood, Oxford Circle, Lawncrest and Summerdale met at Saint Martin of Tours [continue reading…]
Paul Corbin was looking for a new way to get in shape and add some excitement to his workout routine. Becoming bored with the same routine of lifting weights and running, this Frankford resident was [continue reading…]
This is a two-part look at revitalization efforts in Frankford in cooperation with our partner, neastphilly.com For the residents of Frankford, neighborhood revitalization efforts are nothing new. The once-thriving historic community has fallen on hard [continue reading…]
In a basement of a small apartment in Tacony, four mentally disabled adults were found chained to a boiler and locked behind a steel door in what Philadelphia police described the location as a “dungeon” [continue reading…]
Gwen Boyd said she cooks her best dishes for her church’s food cupboard. The smell of tomato sauce and chicken Alfredo filled the 200-year-old church grounds last Wednesday — a landmark that was once part [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/17930802] About six years ago, three churches and a handful of young men set up a flag football league. The purpose of the league was more than just to have fun, it was going to [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393044] Dr. Thomas Mills, the Frankford Alumni Association president, graduated from Frankford High School in 1948 with 477 other high school seniors. All but two of the 478 individuals were white males. Terry Tobin, the [continue reading…]
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