Arts and Entertainment
South Street: ‘Mom’ Cares for its Community
Tattooed Mom, a neighborhood bar, doubles as a community meeting space. […]
Community Meetings
Center City
Chinatown: Committee Rejects Proposal to Legalize Unregistered Apartments
The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC)’s planning committee rejected a proposal to legalize unregistered apartments above Ly Jen Therapy Salons at 121 N. 11th St. on March 12. The current owners of the building presented […]
Community Meetings
Passyunk: Community Group GRASP Hosts Bar Association at Monthly Meeting
Two representatives from the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Judicial Commission attended the Grassroots Advocacy for South Philadelphia (GRASP) monthly meeting to discuss the commission’s process for evaluating and recommending judicial candidates. The meeting, held on Feb. […]
Community Meetings
Powelton Village: Residents Pinpoint Zoning As Critical Issue
In a nearly 150-year-old church, Powelton Village Civic Association (PVCA) members discussed efforts to encourage developers to abide by the neighborhood’s conservation overlay (NCO) district status. This status establishes guidelines for development in the area […]
Community Meetings
Strawberry Mansion: Residents Meet to Reimagine Mander Playground and Recreation Center
Since its construction in 1961, Joseph E. Mander Playground and Recreation Center has remained one of the few public green spaces in the Strawberry Mansion community. Located at 2140 N. 33rd St., it serves as […]
Community Meetings
East Falls: East Falls Forward Hosts Community Meeting to Discuss Plastic Reduction and Zoning
A group of about 15 to 20 people gathered in BuLogics, a tech company off Midvale Avenue, to eat, socialize, enjoy each other’s company and discuss pressing issues in East Falls on Feb. 21 as […]