https://vimeo.com/65267152] Over the past 20 years, the Interfaith Network of Northwest/Northeast Philadelphia has helped 327 families transition out of homelessness and into a life of stability. The main goal of the program is to help [continue reading…]
[vimeo 65264909] This Sunday, just three weeks after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Philadelphia will hold its annual Broad St. Run. On Tuesday night, more than a dozen members of the Bryn Mawr Running [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale moved into a new building at 1336 Spring Garden St. to expand its programming to include a girls’ choir and voice lessons. The building has a ground floor with offices [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia Federal Credit Union held a grand opening of its Fishtown branch on April 27. This new branch, located at 2136 E. Dauphin St., is the first Fishtown office of this firm that operates [continue reading…]
Students and faculty from Archbishop Ryan High School teamed up with Philadelphia’s first certified Responsible Recycler, eForce Compliance, to help reduce unwanted electronics equipment in the Northeast. The first-ever Ryan Recycling Day–Anything with a Plug–was [continue reading…]
The Women’s Community Revitalization Project has been working to help better the lives of women and their families living in North Philadelphia. One of the organization’s latest efforts is the Campaign to take Back Vacant [continue reading…]
Saturday was a beautiful day for a lemonade stand. Sandra Stewart thanked everyone who came out to her daughter Corin’s Alex’s Lemonade Stand outside of Marinucci’s Deli on the corner of St. Vincent street and [continue reading…]
Property on North Delaware Avenue has been a hot commodity and one of the biggest projects on the horizon is the proposed Canal Street North project. The project’s proposal features a complex with bowling alley, a [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/65152765] Neighborhood tensions between the three sub-communities of Hilltop, Wynnefield and Parkside are a part of life growing up in the Overbrook community. Where someone lives is where his or her identity is rooted. “They [continue reading…]
[vimeo 65163182] As the school year comes to a close for students in the Philadelphia School District, some last days will be more somber than usual. The district’s plan to close 23 schools citywide, three of [continue reading…]
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