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Community Meetings

Kensington: Developer Seeks to Build Multiuse Property on American Street

April 19, 2021Thomas Nemec

The South Kensington Community Partners’ zoning committee has called the proposed construction more “human-scale” than other developments in the neighborhood.

COVID-19

Northeast: Nonprofit Expands Services as Pandemic Continues

April 15, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Helping Hands has moved to a bigger location and is now open three days a week, offering not only boxes of food but free COVID-19 testing, job finding assistance and additional resources. Ella Karlitsky and

Environment

North Philadelphia: Mayor Kenney Announces Commission to Combat Environmental Injustice

April 13, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Mayor Jim Kenney and his administration have set forth a plan to tackle environmental issues impacting residents in Philadelphia’s underserved communities. The recent announcement of the city’s first Environmental Justice Advisory Commission gives hopes to

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Food

Social Issues: Philadelphia Community Gardens Have Impact Beyond Food

April 12, 2021Abigail Margaret Newham

As issues of food insecurity and hunger rates rise, communities are struggling to find relief. Community gardens are helping underprivileged neighborhoods grow fresh food and strengthen community ties.

City Hall

City Hall: Virtual Town Hall Discusses Philadelphia’s Gun Violence Crisis

April 9, 2021Iris Amanda Wexler

Councilmember Allan Domb hosted a virtual town hall to address the gun violence crisis in Philadelphia with Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and Senior Director of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Erica Atwood.

Business

Chestnut Hill: Germantown Avenue Businesses Reflect on a Year of Lockdowns

April 5, 2021Mikyhial Terrance Clarke

After a year of stresses and diminished revenue, businesses along Chestnut Hill’s retail corridor look forward to when vaccinated residents come out shopping again.

Chinatown

Chinatown: Lunar New Year Celebrations Continue Amid Pandemic

April 1, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

There might be less people in the streets this year in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, but the community still found ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in February amid the pandemic and the anti-Asian discrimination that

Northwest Philadelphia

Roxborough: Digital Archives Keep Residents Connected to Neighborhood History During Pandemic

March 31, 2021Margaret Mancini

The Review Archives administrator Donna Persico uses her social media platform to keep community members connected as she digitizes the massive newspaper archive.

Amateur Sports

Kensington: Youth Leader Provides Sports Activities Through Pandemic

March 24, 2021Megan Noelle Combs

Felix Agosto has been the head of MVP360, a nonprofit organization that facilitates youth sports teams for seven years. When COVID shut down youth sports leagues, Agosto pivoted his impact to career and social-emotional coaching over Zoom, through the Leadership Academy.

Business

Fishtown: Development Project Threatens Strip Mall

March 23, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Editor’s note: This story was updated 4/7/2021 to include additional information provided by the FNA. A small Fishtown shopping center would become a 53-unit apartment building if it receives zoning approval, a prospect some residents

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