Pictured above: A female go-go dancer atop a dance-floor platform at The Dolphin Tavern. One afternoon more than a decade ago, Melissa Blimline (as she was then known) wandered to The Dolphin Tavern for a [continue reading…]
Having been in business since 1983, Pine Street Pizza, located at the intersection of 12th and Pine Streets, will celebrate its 31st anniversary on April 25. The Washington Square West neighborhood pizzeria has seen the [continue reading…]
A little more than a decade ago, Anthony Dickerson found himself in a Pennsylvania state prison serving a ten year sentence for racketeering and narcotics distribution. He described prison as place full of cliques. Like [continue reading…]
On the evening of March 12, a resident of the West Philadelphia community was robbed at gunpoint at the intersection of 46th and Hazel streets. Detective Joseph Murray, one of the West Philadelphia community’s main [continue reading…]
The development of Penn’s Landing is something that has been plaguing planners, developers and administrations for the past few decades. Since construction began in 1967 to turn the previously wharf-ridden, eastern portion of Old City [continue reading…]
People from across the city are constantly working towards making the Schuylkill and Delaware waterfronts better for Philadelphia. From revitalizing the rivers themselves to improving the green spaces around them, here are five people making [continue reading…]
With Philadelphia Education Fund’s College Access Program, students at Kensington Creative and Performing Arts High School are equipped with the tools they need to further their education. The program—which received federal funding in 1990 with [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia ‘Gayborhood’ is a place that has a long history. Longtime residents have seen the many changes that have taken place in the area. Here are a few of the changes that have made [continue reading…]
Since 1941, the Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club has given children and teens in the community a place away from the streets to learn and grow as young adults. “They’re basically like a second home,” [continue reading…]
As water ethics and awareness have grown over the past decade in Philadelphia, residents have become accustomed to hearing messages of sustainability from such familiar voices as the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, the Delaware River Basin [continue reading…]
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