“I talk out loud as I’m closing up, just so that they know,” said Diana Thompson, Grumblethorpe’s educational officer. “That way they won’t be able to pop out and say boo!” And the “they” she [continue reading…]
Historic Fort Mifflin, located at Fort Mifflin Road and Hog Island Road, is now open to the public for the season. Named “the fort that saved America,” Fort Mifflin was essential to the victory of [continue reading…]
It’s not barbecue sauce. It’s not steak sauce. It’s “Wanda’s All-In-One Sauce.” And it’s selling fast. Wanda Dean grew up with her family on Wakefield Street in Germantown. When she attended parties and barbecues or [continue reading…]
Christine Gilyard was given a second chance at life. Homeless and addicted to drugs, she was trying to numb the pain of life. She was living in a shelter as she coped with her only [continue reading…]
In preparation for the city’s Fourth Annual Philly Spring Cleanup, the Fairmount Community Development Corp. put 10 new hand painted trash cans along the intersections of West Girard Avenue between 25th and 29th streets. Aimed [continue reading…]
For businesses looking to set up shop in Philadelphia, plenty of options are available–and while Center City offers a great, urban location for new businesses, East Falls is being promoted as a setting with unique [continue reading…]
During the fall, Seth Dorrell, an executive director of Economic and Community Development for Southwest Community Development Corp., spoke with students from The New Start Family Resource Center’s After School regarding his intent to volunteer [continue reading…]
“Francisville is filled with vacant lots and we are working hard to stabilize them,” said Penelope Giles, the president of the Francisville Neighborhood Development Corp. Recently, the Planning Commission of Philadelphia has released a draft [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/21486056] Everybody has walked down a block of signature Philadelphia row homes. Visitors and residents have glanced side to side intermittently and have admired the subtle intricacies of each house. One had flowers on the [continue reading…]
West Philadelphia Real Estate specializes in developing affordable housing. The company currently has over 40 houses under construction in various West Philadelphia neighborhoods. The projects are a mixture of new construction and rehabilitation of deteriorated [continue reading…]
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