Food Central, a community Spanish corner store located on Diamond and 17th streets caters to the North Central neighborhood of Philadelphia. With merengue music bursting through the speakers, Food Central offers traditional Spanish dishes along [continue reading…]
Mayor Michael Nutter announced that Mt. Airy, USA, a community development corporation, will be receiving a $100,000 grant from the city’s Commerce Department to develop retail, parking and residential space within the Mt. Airy community. [continue reading…]
Perhaps dreaming of warmer days, a group of garden enthusiasts, amateur and experienced alike, recently met in the Education Center at the Wyck Historic House and Garden to listen to a presentation on how to grow [continue reading…]
Clouds of thick, scented smoke emanated from the grill outside of Jamaican D’s as jerk chicken cooked along the sidewalk. The small eatery is nestled between the shops along Chelten Avenue by Wister Street. Owner [continue reading…]
Sometimes a bitter winter season can keep an entire neighborhood indoors until it’s time to visit the local baseball team’s spring training, but last weekend Manayunk held an outdoors ice sculpting event that attracted hundreds [continue reading…]
“All of our troubles would be gone in a while if white people smiled,” said Dr. Althea Hankins while clutching a poster of Frank Sinatra. As the leading doctor at a medical clinic at 5801 [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/19723156] Chestnut Hill is known to be a destination for unique boutiques, shops and restaurants. But recently, some local shop owners have gone out of business or are struggling to stay open. To try and [continue reading…]
Originally from Manhattan, David Simms visited Philadelphia for a baby shower and never left. He began working in culinary arts and “came up through the ranks” as a banquet chef. Simms then owned a catering [continue reading…]
Like the better-known Fairmount Park, the Awbury Arboretum in Germantown has long been a natural sanctuary from the built environment of Philadelphia, but few urbanites know of the well-kept history of this community within a [continue reading…]
Muhammad’s Kitchen, located at the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Windrim Street, is serving up a Philadelphia classic with a different taste. The small restaurant owned by Abdul Muhammad specializes in fish hoagies. After being [continue reading…]
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