https://vimeo.com/52762598] PhillyEarth, an organization founded to teach local children about becoming community sustainability leaders, provides after-school programs, an urban farm site and community outreach programs to Fairhill. Jon Hopkins, who runs the organization, welcomes a [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/52892119] Many Philadelphians are familiar with the constant struggle between Drexel University and Powelton Village. The cause of the well documented fights are almost always concerning the university’s attempts to expand its campus and Powelton [continue reading…]
Friends and art lovers gathered this weekend at Germantown’s Imperfect Gallery, located 5601 Greene St., to view two new exhibitions, including one focused on politics. Imperfect Gallery has become a central gathering place for Germantown’s [continue reading…]
Like other schools in the Philadelphia School District, John Story Jenks has learned to do more with less. But even though the district’s financial distress has left schools with less resources, J.S. Jenks’ parents are [continue reading…]
When you look inside the Roxborough Development Corp., located at 6111 Ridge Ave., you won’t just find an office filled with people sitting in front of computers. Instead, you’ll find the space has come to [continue reading…]
After a tree branch came crashing into the side of Sally Manners’ house at 9:30 p.m., she said she was worried to wake up this morning and find extensive damage to her home. (See other [continue reading…]
Officer Anthony Sims has a mission to try to keep streets in North Philadelphia clean and safe. Sims works for the Sanitation Department. Every week he hands out tickets to landlords who are putting their [continue reading…]
In the world of meticulously manicured greenery at private golf courses and well-heeled country clubs municipally owned golf courses typically offer a poor comparison, often appearing dull and worn-out. The Cobbs Creek Golf Course is [continue reading…]
Back in November of 2009, brothers Adam and Andrew Erace, opened up Green Aisle Grocery, a small yet comprehensive foodery on East Passyunk without any formal business plan. “We really saw how Passyunk Avenue was [continue reading…]
A group of friends at Temple University with a shared passion for gardening and helping improve the surrounding community planted an idea in 2009 that grew into the Temple Community Garden. These students, putting their [continue reading…]
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