Philadelphia Neighborhoods logo
  • Neighborhoods
    • Center City
    • North Philadelphia
    • Northeast Philadelphia
    • Northwest Philadelphia
    • River Wards
    • South Philadelphia
    • Southwest Philadelphia
    • West Philadelphia
  • Topics
    • Amateur Sports
    • Arts and Entertainment
    • Business
    • City Hall
    • Community Meetings
    • Crime
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Elections
    • Environment
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Government
    • Health
    • History
    • Housing
    • How To
    • Immigration
    • LGBTQ
    • Mental Health
    • Music
    • Police
    • Politics
    • Poverty
    • Property
    • Religion
    • Science
    • Social Issues
    • Sustainability
    • Technology
    • Transportation
    • Veterans’ Affairs
    • Zoning
  • Special Reports
    • Anatomy of a School Closure
    • Latino Communities
    • All Special Reports
  • Philadelphia Neighborhoods Map
  • About Philadelphia Neighborhoods
  • Awards
  • Our Code of Ethics & Guiding Principles
  • News Orgs: Want To Use Our Stories?
  • Tips/Contact
HomeNeighborhoods

Neighborhoods

Fairmount

Health Beat: Dogs Helping People Get Fit

March 14, 2014

[vimeo 87640861] Owning a dog – known as man’s best friend – has been proven to promote a healthier lifestyle. Philadelphia has 15 dog parks for owners and their pups to go for a stroll and

No Picture
Arts and Entertainment

Northeast: Pat’s Music Center Stands Test of Time

March 14, 2014

https://vimeo.com/87647105] “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name,” Gary Portony sang for the popular ’80s TV show “Cheers.” That’s the feeling some customers get the second they walk through the doors of

Amateur Sports

Fairmount: Local Cornhole League Signs with Phillies for Tournament

March 13, 2014

A local Fairmount cornhole league will kick off its new season at the home of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Cornhole League (PCL) will host The Cornhole Classic at Citizens Bank Park on May 3 at

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Robertson’s Flowers Prepares for the 2014 Philadelphia Flower Show

March 13, 2014tub10245

The Philadelphia Flower Show returned last weekend, giving a glimpse of spring amid an elongated winter. This year the theme for the show is “ARTiculture,” alluding to a mixture of art and horticulture. Exhibition designers

Fishtown

Fishtown: I-95 renovation to get worse before it gets better

March 13, 2014

For the past two years, residents of Fishtown have dealt with two of the most disruptive neighbors:  URS Corp. and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Together the engineering firm and the Transportation Department began the

Allegheny

Allegheny West: Attorney Adrian Moody Comes Back Home

March 13, 2014

On the busy strip of 22nd St and Indiana Avenue sits the Moody and Shields law office. That’s where attorney Adrian Moody helps the very community where he grew up. His strong beliefs in building

Arts and Entertainment

Newbold: Weft Fashion Company Rooted in Philadelphia

March 13, 2014George W. Miller

The word weft refers to one of the two directions that go into the weaving of fabric. To Kurt Souder, 29, and Jennifer Burks, 28, Weft is their newly launched men’s sportswear fashion line. “It

No Picture
Amateur Sports

North Philadelphia: Owls Look to Boost Football Program

March 12, 2014

If all goes according to plan, five years from now Temple University will have its own football stadium and a team ranked in the Top 25 nationally that competes regularly in the popular and lucrative

Allegheny

Allegheny West: Denise’s Offers Delicacies on North 22nd Street

March 12, 2014

“Y’all don’t have any doughnuts!” a customer said as he examined the selection at Denise’s Delicacies in Allegheny West. “I was gonna put you some up but they said you were cutting back, Montel. They

No Picture
Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast: Four People You Should Know

March 11, 2014tub10245

1. Born and raised in the Northeast, Craig Sumsky has been a disc jockey since he was a teenager. In 1992, he started Cutting Edge Entertainment and although his company is located across the train

Posts pagination

« 1 … 232 233 234 … 484 »

Recent Posts

  • Amid threats to immigrants in Philadelphia, Mexican business owners find support through business association
    March 27, 2026
  • “This misses the mark by a mile:” School district meeting marked by protests
    March 27, 2026
  • These queer Philly musicians are responding to politics in 2026 with folk punk
    March 19, 2026
  • How Philadelphia’s oldest bar is preparing for this summer’s tourism boom
    March 19, 2026
  • Ahead of Stop Trashing Our Air Act hearing, Chester health commissioner says incineration is “not benefiting anyone at all”
    March 19, 2026
Philadelphia Neighborhoods Student Reporters
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • RSS

© 2026 All Rights Reserved. Philadelphia Neighborhoods: A program of the Department of Journalism at the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University.