Northeast Philadelphia

Last week, the women’s soccer team at Franklin Towne Charter High School headed off to compete for their third consecutive championship in the Philadelphia Public League Final. Although the FTC soccer program is 10 years [continue reading…]

‘Tis the season to give thanks and to give back but for the Jewish Relief Agency, helping out those in need is more than a seasonal event. Staffed with more than 15,000 volunteers per year, [continue reading…]

[vimeo 77052662] The residents of the L-shaped 2800 block of Disston Street consider themselves one big family. “It’s a nice neighborhood,” said longtime resident Cathy McCue. “We all kind of chip in with each other and help each [continue reading…]

On the 3400 block of Ryan Avenue in Mayfair, residents are becoming increasingly concerned with the quality of their community. One boarded up home is bringing down morale and a disputed plot of land behind [continue reading…]

Robbins Avenue might be best known for carrying Northeast Philadelphians to the Shore across the Tacony Palmyra Bridge but it’s also home to The Shore Road Tavern. The bar has been in Kathleen Fiedler’s family [continue reading…]

Tony Croasdale, local birder, environmental educator and field biologist, stopped by the Historical Society of Frankford recently to assure the locals that there is an abundance of bird species other than pigeons that can be [continue reading…]

“This building does have ghosts,” said Hugh Boyle, executive director at the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library in Frankford. Built in 1976 by its original owner, Dr. John Ruan, this civil war [continue reading…]

[vimeo 76408052] Artistic innovation will soon find a permanent home and potentially make a positive impact within the Frankford community next year. Thanks to a $550,000 grant funded by Artplace America intended for “creative placemaking,” the project [continue reading…]