West Philadelphia Slavic Community Choir, Sing Slavic hosted a benefit concert at Fleisher Art Memorial, to raise donations for United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, amid conflict with Russia. [Read More]
With rising popularity in crypto, Bitcoin ATMs are emerging throughout Philadelphia as a simple and safe way to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for those who may not be as tech savvy. [Read More]
Chris Hytha, a recent graduate of Drexel University, has started selling his photography as NFT’s. Hytha’s original collection, Rowhomes, has surpassed over 300 ETH (Ethereum) of volume sold on OpenSea. [Read More]
There will be a West Philly porchfest held on June 4, 2022 where West Philly homeowners host their porch for a free music festival across the neighborhood. [Read More]
The Lenfest Center, also known as North10, has released a new strategic plan centered on the organization’s commitment to the surrounding community. [Read More]
Debbie Anday started Stash Spot in March to hopefully solve an issue that has become more common since the start of the pandemic: people stealing unattended packages from resident’s porches and stoops. These so-called “porch pirates” are rarely caught, but frustrate residents regardless. [Read More]
Saved Me Adoption Center held their annual spring cleaning event on on Saturday, April 30. [Read More]
Al-Aqsa Eman Mustafa is a teacher at Al-Aqsa School, a private Islamic day school that is part of Al-Aqsa Islamic Society mosque at 1501 Germantown Ave. Al-Aqsa is an important center for many Philadelphia muslims, hosting religious services, a halal grocery store, and an Islamic school. [Read More]
Eugene “Buddah” Thomas formed Power Circle Mentoring in 2015, a program designed to help children 11-19 gain the life skills needed to achieve their dreams. Since then, the nonprofit has reached about 700 kids through summer programs, job assistance, weekly classes, and pop-up events, Thomas said. [Read More]
Plant and People is a small plant nursery located at 1431 N 52nd St. Run by mother-daughter duo Cherron Perry Thomas and Alma Thomas, Plant and People is a Black-owned, family-owned, woman-owned business with a goal to make plants accessible in Philadelphia. [Read More]
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