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Education

North Central: A Family of Teachers Strives to Enrich Local Youth

October 4, 2012

A van of screaming children pulls up to the curb. The children are anxious to get out and stroll through the red wooden doors of the National Temple Baptist Church, head down the hall and

Education

South Philadelphia: Festival Helps Keep Catholic Parish Together

October 4, 2012

T-shirts, hot dogs, crafts and cannoli vendors lined the streets outside the stonewalls and stained glass windows of Annunciation B.V.M. Church for the eighth annual St. Pio Festival on the last weekend in September. Music

Environment

Overbrook Park: Community Cleanup Day Attracts Far Flung Help

October 3, 2012

The Overbrook Park Civic Association orchestrated a Saturday community cleanup event in late September continuing its efforts to beautify the Rose Playground and the surrounding area. Angela Hall-Morris, treasurer of the Overbrook Park Civic Association,

Fairhill

Fairhill: Local Church Gives Back to Community

October 3, 2012

https://vimeo.com/50646598] For the members of True Vine Baptist Church in Fairhill, it’s not enough to just come and hear the word of God every Sunday. They also believe in regularly giving back to the community

Amateur Sports

Haddington: Bike Shop Helps Create, Embrace Community Cycle Culture

October 3, 2012

[vimeo 50529074] Tucked away on a small residential street in West Philadelphia, Haddington’s Neighborhood Bike Works shop is easy to miss. If it were not for the front tire and handlebars of a bike protruding from

Featured Stories

Powelton Village: Publication Puts Communities on the Ground

October 3, 2012

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.

Arts and Entertainment

Strawberry Mansion: A Walk Through a Jazz Hero’s Home

September 30, 2012

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

Featured Stories

West Philadelphia: Coalition Gives Block a Makeover

September 30, 2012

[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

Kensington

Kensington: Neighbors Work on Benson Park Improvement Plans

September 28, 2012

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

Health

University City: Wellness Center Adds Hands to R&B Festival

September 28, 2012

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

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