https://vimeo.com/63697359] Incidents involving guns have prompted citizens in the Allegheny, Nicetown and Tioga area to take a proactive stand against violence. Groups like Men United For A Better Philadelphia and programs like Cradle 2 Grave were [continue reading…]
Some residents in Fishtown have been waiting on the Philadelphia Streets Department to properly fill a sink hole on the 1100 block of Crease Street before something gets damaged or someone gets hurt. This wait [continue reading…]
In the near future East Palmer Street will see a new dog park right next to Shissler Recreation Center. Dog owners in Fishtown consider this new facility “a welcome addition.” Volunteers gathered recently to plant [continue reading…]
South Philadelphia’s Second Street has become legendary as the site for the Mummers, Philadelphia’s colorful New Years revelers. Second Street in South Philly houses the Mummers Museum honoring that annual celebration plus costume houses holding [continue reading…]
The construction site at the corner of Willington and Berks Streets, one of many such sites in North Central Philadelphia near Temple University, is leaving nearby residents less than pleased. William Harris, a Willington Street [continue reading…]
The students at Overbrook Elementary School took a non-traditional approach to improving their community for Earth Day. The students have been working on a community project, funded by a grant from The Picasso Project. The Picasso [continue reading…]
Mercy Family Center, located at 1939 W. Venango St., provides care and assistance to anyone in the Nicetown-Tioga area who may need it. The center got its start when a local parish house realized there [continue reading…]
On the 2000 block of Frankford Avenue, the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School looks like the average city rowhome. Its modest exterior is deceiving to fresh eyes because housed in this structure is color, mood, camaraderie [continue reading…]
Earlier this month, the Mayfair Community Development Corporation and the Allegheny Iron and Metal Corporation struck a deal to revitalize Mayfair. The partnership was reached under Philadelphia’s CDC Tax Credit Program and will allow the [continue reading…]
Since 1977, The Parkside Association of Philadelphia has been serving the West Parkside community and has recently relocated to the former office in the Carroll Park area at 5218 Master St. After the Carroll Park [continue reading…]
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