Powelton Village

Drexel University is building Chestnut Square for the fall semester and breaking ground on another unnamed project expected to open in fall 2015. Drexel has teamed with American Campus Communities to complete this task and officials said they hope to immediately

On a sleepy Saturday afternoon, African dance music rumbled throughout the 3500 block of Lancaster Avenue. The Community Education Center, which has been an integral part of the Powelton community for decades, hosted its usual

https://vimeo.com/54741376] It began with a seemingly innocuous trip to the mailbox on 36th and Hamilton Street on an April night in 1958. In-Ho Oh, a 26-year-old Korean exchange student studying political science at the University

In the Metropolitan Baptist Church, located at 3500 Baring St., the Powelton Village Civic Association held its monthly meeting on Monday. The meetings, which are held to allow residents and volunteers to voice concerns to

There was hardly breathing space at Reed’s Coffee and Tea House on 38th Street and Lancaster Avenue this past weekend as community members came out to support a clothing drive while they danced alongside Denise

https://vimeo.com/52892119] Many Philadelphians are familiar with the constant struggle between Drexel University and Powelton Village. The cause of the well documented fights are almost always concerning the university’s attempts to expand its campus and Powelton

Drexel is bringing a new community center to 35th and Spring Garden streets through a gift from alumni Dana Dornsife and her husband David. The aim of the Dana and David Dornsife Center for Neighborhood

https://vimeo.com/51418346] FBI stakeouts, bombings and mysterious murders are all things you would find in the premise for a high revenue blockbuster hit. But those events can also be found in Powelton Village. The neighborhood, which