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East Falls

East Falls: Residents Worry About Trash Problem

February 29, 2012

Trash accumulating on the streets of East Falls is becoming a problem, some residents maintain. Walking along the streets of East Falls, residents see piles of trash along fence lines and around drainage grates. One

Arts and Entertainment

Brewerytown: Philadelphia’s 1960s Soul Girl Group

February 29, 2012

Motown in Detroit wasn’t the only city full of rhythm and blues in the 1960s and 1970s. Philadelphia also had home-grown talent who rocked stages. Sixty-three-year-old Nadine Felder of Brewerytown was the lead singer for

Fairhill

Fairhill: Store Owner Mixes Clothing and Car Racing

February 28, 2012

From racing cars back in the day to now fitting men in suits, Fairhill store owner David Rosenblum holds a surprising history. Through owning and operating Leo’s Apparel, located at 2705 Germantown Ave., Rosenblum and

Walnut Hill

Walnut Hill: Chess Club Shows Youth the Right Moves

February 28, 2012

https://vimeo.com/37444568] Before the chess club could begin its weekly session, Nani Manion had a few brief instructions for the dozen kids gathered in the overstuffed room.Cell phones were to be kept outside; jackets belonged on

Education

Kensington: Teacher Uses Creative Methods to Get Books for Classroom

February 28, 2012

Daniella Zamorano entered her first year of teaching at Henry A. Brown Elementary School, located at 1946 E. Sergeant St.,with few resources to contribute to her fourth-grade classroom. Past teachers had taken their own book

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: Leader Says Wards Should Be Redrawn

February 28, 2012

The Philadelphia City Council recently passed a redistricting map late last year, leaving at least a dozen of the city’s 66 wards divided by two or more council districts, including wards within Hunting Park that’s

Government

Hunting Park: Clearing Out the Waste

February 28, 2012

Keeping an 87-acre park clean can be a laborious task. In Hunting Park, that job is left to Gerald Willis, an employee of Philadelphia’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Picking up the park’s trash for

Economy

Fishtown: Frankford Avenue Revitalization Continues

February 28, 2012

https://vimeo.com/37433328] For decades after its factories and manufacturers moved out, Fishtown struggled to find the businesses to bring its economy back. Today, thanks to about a dozen new projects, Fishtown’s revitalization is moving forward. The community’s

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Group Improves Students’ Accessibility to the Arts

February 27, 2012

https://vimeo.com/37505411] Funding for arts programs has been nearly nonexistent in most Philadelphia schools for the past few years. However, the University City Arts League has come to the rescue for residents of its neighborhood. The

Religion

University City: Local Church’s Programs Reach Out to Community, Help Those in Need

February 27, 2012

https://vimeo.com/37481330] For the past 41 years, the University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, or UniLu for short, has stood on the corner of 37th and Chestnut streets. A member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in

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