A hand painted wagon rolls slowly over a green slope, leaving fragmented maroon, gold and rust leaves in its wake. It will soon be filled with hay, smiling parents and children, and the non-profit’s volunteers. [continue reading…]
Alston Henry prodded his partner with jokes as he drew on his shoulder with a needle. After he finished, he slapped a cloth on the fresh patch of ink, stamped to the shoulder of fellow tattoo [continue reading…]
Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, located on 13th at Vine Street, is both the largest emergency shelter and largest indoor feeder of the homeless in the Center City area. Executive Director Dick McMillen (above) was first [continue reading…]
Filth and trash have become an increasing concern as the Fishtown population has grown in recent years. The answer to this issue is the Beautification Committee, a sector of the Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA), whose [continue reading…]
A ride home from a community building project meeting at La Salle University ended up being the chance of a lifetime for Kenneth Houston. When Maureen O’Connell dropped off the former marine at his Germantown home, [continue reading…]
If you like beer, baseball, not-so fine dining and spectacular light shows and if you have enough money for a checking account, then you would have loved all of these five iconic former Philadelphia companies. Schmidt’s [continue reading…]
Thrift shops, like Retrospect (above), are popping up all around Philadelphia, and the center of the used and vintage craze is Queen Village. With Fabric Row on 4th Street, many thrift and vintage shops have [continue reading…]
With so many organizations, figuring out whom to trust for help can be difficult for Philadelphia veterans. Some services will even come to veterans directly, like the mobile resource center based out of the Philadelphia [continue reading…]
Drive up one of Philadelphia’s most historic main streets and you will see longtime residents walking amongst new and vibrant residents, flashes of a city heading for the future. Stephanie Michel’s job begins at the meeting [continue reading…]
Servicemen returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last 13 years have made the needs of returning veterans more obvious to the public. Here are five organizations in Philadelphia that assist military veterans [continue reading…]
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