Neighborhoods

Art enthusiasts collect Picassos. Baseball fans collect autographed balls. Shoe collectors, or “sneakerheads,” buy the Nike Air Jordan. The term sneakerhead refers to a person who collects rare, original or exclusive shoes. Fairhill native Chris

Minter Krotzer decided she wanted to teach others how to do what she did: write. So just months after her move to Mount Airy in 2007, Krotzer, the Big Blue Marble Bookstore’s writer-in-residence, began teaching.

After several years of a slow economy many business owners in East Falls think things are turning around. Prince Johnakin and Kevin Bradley, owners of Schuylkill Falls Barbershop on the 4200 block of Ridge Avenue, said business

The word of God wasn’t the only thing heard at St. John’s AME Church. Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, as well as the rest of the City Council members, traveled to the church located at 2114 S.

After a 10-year hiatus, the Rita Jones Dance Company dedicated an intimate performance of the classics from the Billie Holiday era to the techniques of modern dance and drama. The dance company auditions Philadelphia’s finest

https://vimeo.com/38771814] Over the past 15 years, the landscape of University City has changed. The neighborhood has gone from an area of abandoned buildings and empty lots to one that is thriving with new businesses and residents. City

The Enterprise Center in West Philadelphia concentrates on improving and developing minority-owned businesses. Through the hard work of its business development program, minority owners are given the opportunity to start and operate their own businesses.

The block between Front Street and Frankford Avenue and Palmer Street and Norris Avenue has undergone a major makeover. Together the Philadelphia Water Department, New Kensington Community Development Corp., Philadelphia Horticultural Society, the Mural Arts