Center City
City Hall: Mayor and City Council Inaugurated
At the 2020 inauguration, Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council President Darrell Clarke prioritize reducing poverty and violence. [continue reading…]
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Arts and Entertainment
South Street: ‘Mom’ Cares for its Community
Tattooed Mom, a neighborhood bar, doubles as a community meeting space. [continue reading…]
Politics
West Philadelphia: Community Gathers to Discuss Gun Violence and Prevention
With homicide rates in Philadelphia up by 6% last year, residents in West Philadelphia are voicing their concerns about the gun violence in their neighborhood. More than 50 people attended the “Report to the People” [continue reading…]
Center City
Center City: Philly Restart’s Food Line Has an Identity, A Family
Volunteers and guests of Philly Restart discuss the family-like nature of the group, and why they return to see old friends on Mondays. [continue reading…]
Arts and Entertainment
Powelton Village: Tiny WPA Teaches Philadelphians Carpentry, Crafting, and Design
On any given Wednesday night, the Tiny WPA’s work space at 4017 Lancaster Ave. is bright and busy. Artwork and works-in-progress fill the walls and all available floor space. Downstairs, saws and other power tools [continue reading…]
Dickinson Square
Dickinson Square: Manton Street Community Loves Its Park
From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, residents around Manton Street Park and Community Garden gathered to clean up the garden plots and the surrounding park as part of the Love Your [continue reading…]
Arts and Entertainment
Roxborough: Male Chorus Performs Annual Winter Concert
Sporting blush pink blazers and maroon ties, the members of the Roxborough Male Chorus gathered in Westminster Hall at Leverington Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Dec. 8 to perform their annual winter concert, “With Voices of [continue reading…]
Arts and Entertainment
Mt. Airy: Art Garage Artists and Emlen Students Collaborate on Annual Murals
The students of Emlen Elementary School were hard at work on Nov. 15 at tables cluttered with art supplies like fabric, glue, and colored pencils. They finished their latest masterpieces with the help of the [continue reading…]
Arts and Entertainment
Art: Settlement Music School Offers Early Education with a Heavy Dose of Arts
In 1995, Tarrell Davis went into her interview at Settlement Music School for a position as a social worker. But during the tour, she saw the kinds of early education programs Settlement offered to low-income [continue reading…]
Arts and Entertainment
Art: Artists Create Tapestries About Climate Change Awareness For Exhibit
Jessie Jackson not only learned the high temperature in Philadelphia on the day her husband was born, but she also learned the high temperature in Philadelphia for every other day in 1980. She knows these [continue reading…]