Neighborhoods

https://vimeo.com/50505611] If Philadelphia’s organizations could be personified, On the Ground would be known as a drifter. But for the past three months, this pilot organization of the publication Flying Kite has called 4017 Lancaster Ave.

A late September Sunday saw the reopening of the John Coltrane House in Strawberry Mansion, the home at 1511 N. 33rd St. where the legendary jazz saxophonist once lived. The house had been vacant since

[vimeo 50458316] Hammers were swinging up and down the street as volunteers, organizers and residents joined forces to do a number of critical repairs on 10 different homes on the 800 block of North Holly Street. Some

Benson Park, located on the 1400 block of North Lawrence Street, provided the location for a monthly South Kensington Community Partners meeting where area neighborhoods participated in discussions about plans for improvements at the pocket

Massage and music merged on Market Street in West Philadelphia during the R&B Fest on a mid-September Saturday sponsored by the Partnership Community Development Corporation. The R&B Fest street festival was held to raise awareness

Marlene Panetta stood in her tiny kitchen in South Philadelphia stirring a pot of sauce and tossing the antipasto salad. In her backyard on the 600 block of Pemberton Street, dozens of Panetta’s family members

The 3500 block of Ryan Avenue was transformed into a small street fair Sunday during a preview of the Mayfair Farmers’ Market due to open in April 2013. Although the market will not be open

Situated on the corner of 47th Street near Cedar Avenue sits a small 300-square-foot studio that teaches more than just piano. The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy, open since 2010, is following Shinichi Suzuki’s style of