The mere mention of the name MOVE often unleashes intense emotions across Philadelphia. However, for an organization frequently dominating the attention of police, city officials and the news media during the past three decades, precious [continue reading…]
For most teenagers, high school helps define where they are headed in life, molding young men and women by exposing them to pathways suitable to fulfilling their desires. Philadelphia’s unique Microsoft High School of The [continue reading…]
Graduation marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next in everyone’s life. In 2006, the Microsoft High School of the Future located on 40th Street and Parkside Avenue opened its doors [continue reading…]
On a simple walk around some sections of West Philadelphia it’s easy to find vacant lots just sitting there seemingly begging for someone to do something with them. This was the case with an 11,580 [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18011273] Mantua residents once enjoyed a vivid, colorful mural on their walks home from Center City along the Spring Garden Street Bridge, but in the last three months diamond-plated paneling slowly stole their vibrancy. Tired [continue reading…]
A city block is a home, a small community and a bond that can mean so many different things to different people. Janet Dubinsky moved to the 4800 block of Osage avenue with her family [continue reading…]
[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 [continue reading…]
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? [continue reading…]
For Christopher L. Smith, visiting University Pinball at 40th and Spruce streets is a tradition for this Southwest Philadelphia resident that is more than a decade in the making. “My father used to take me [continue reading…]
Most people who come across The West Philly Tool Library, located at 4620 Woodland Ave., believe the shop is selling tools. When they enter the small row home housing the nonprofit, Eugene Weaver is there [continue reading…]
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