River Wards

https://vimeo.com/18393503] An empty, 40-ounce bottle of Hurricane beer lays poolside at Monkiewicz Recreation Center in Port Richmond. This empty beer bottle is another sign of the lack of funding Philadelphia’s public swimming pools receive, impacting [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18391723] The building at 2424 E. York St. is huge, spanning an entire block, and the inside looks like a half-finished warehouse. The hallways are cold and the walls are brick, giving off an industrial [continue reading…]

On the 3000 block of Cedar Street in Port Richmond, most of the houses are adorned with orange bows displayed in memory of William “Billy” Panas Jr. Panas was shot and killed by former police [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18393598] “What happens is people don’t normally leave,” said Charles Valentine, a resident of East Columbia Avenue in Fishtown. “They live and die here.” Valentine can list almost all of the names of the residents [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18392176] A small, family-run establishment, the Port Richmond Pharmacy works hard to provide community members with quality care but also tries to make the people of this diverse area feel they are at home when [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18393602] Last Saturday, 2-year-old  Maeve Cooper made her acting debut.  “I was a dog–a girl dog. Woof, woof!” She also witnessed a cockroach give her legs in marriage and a confused cat realize he was not [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/20291164] Free beer was less than 10 minutes away but took 30 minutes to find. The meandering roads of Fishtown led to the winding streets of Kensington and then finally to the stark brick façade [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/20375212] Sketches of Fishtown, an art project aimed at fighting gentrification and highlighting the positives in Fishtown, is Jeff Kilpatrick’s gift to his neighborhood. “A lot of things were changing in the neighborhood and a [continue reading…]