Neighborhoods

Philly Beer Week. Ten days to celebrate beer in Philadelphia. From June 4 to June 13, there will be about 500 beer-drinking events held. These events include anything and everything related to beer, from featuring

Kids who play baseball and softball in the Northeast Peanut League (NEPL) were forced to stop for one week–not just because some of them were acting out of line–but their parents and coaches were as

https://vimeo.com/18011720] During the hot, sunny days of summer in Nicetown-Tioga, Gregory Broughten starts selling water ice outside his home between 11 a.m. and noon each day. Broughten, 57, has lived in the house on the

In an effort to rid urban environments of harmful lead contamination in soil, artist Mel Chin began “Operation Paydirt”.  Chin’s project  utilizes a method called “mineral stabilization” to neutralize the hazards of the harmful substance.

https://vimeo.com/18642400] Over the past century, a community with complex bonds has emerged in South Philadelphia around an iconic trademark of this city —The Mummers. Through a shared heritage, family links and neighborhood ties, this community

[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/su1015westphillygcca/” height=525 width=575] On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Peter Gandia and his three children are taking advantage of the free tennis courts on the southwest corner of 47th and Spruce streets. Christopher, 8, and

There’s something interesting in the way we all think, the way we strategize and comprehend what’s going on around us. Wouldn’t it be incredible if we honed these strategic thinking skills much earlier in life?

When faced with the reality of animal abuse, David Wolf, an already successful real estate investments owner, could have walked away. Instead Wolf put his passionate foot forward and took on a venture that would