The Sports Complex Special Services District will open its latest attraction—to add to Citizens Bank Park, Lincoln Financial Field and the Wells Fargo Center—XFINITY Live! on Friday. The Lower South District’s sports complex annually generates [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39250240] While East Falls is home to prominent politicians and their middle-class neighborhoods, trash littering the streets and parks has become a growing concern. Community members said they not only want the area to be [continue reading…]
Red House, a clothing store, located on the 3733 Midvale Ave., not only has exclusive clothing for special occasions, but also reaches out to local high school and college students. The non-profit organization, Breakfree Design [continue reading…]
Several City Council members have been working over the past few weeks to come up with a solution to lower crime rates. Earlier this month, Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. along with Councilmembers Maria Quinones-Sanchez, Wilson [continue reading…]
The football field at Hunting Park has been degrading for some time now, so why is there a bulldozer digging more holes in its surface? That is because there are plans to have the field [continue reading…]
Every Murder Is Real founder Victoria Greene took time this week to recall the 15th anniversary of the murder of her son, Emir Greene. Greene and her eldest daughter, Chantay Love, typically take the day off, [continue reading…]
The site at 3911 Lancaster Ave. was once home to a furniture store, then it was home to a Salvation Army, but then it became another vacant Philadelphia storefront. Hidden behind mature pear trees, people [continue reading…]
On April 6, Raices Latino Pride, an organization that promotes awareness and educates the community about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, will celebrate its anniversary. One year ago, Philadelphia did not have an umbrella [continue reading…]
“Long ago and far away there was a little village at the foot of Mount Fuji,” began Allison Zito, the teacher of the Japanese Paper Figures class at Chestnut Hill’s Morris Arboretum. “And the people [continue reading…]
Shouts of “Stop the violence, increase the peace” echoed through the streets of Strawberry Mansion as community activists led an anti-violence march Wednesday, demanding their voices be heard. The “Take the City Back” march was [continue reading…]
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