Philadelphia’s Delaware River is a major source of both industry and recreation, with many of its landmarks bearing important historical relevance. Bustling ports operate next to tranquil fishing holes, and history can be found at [continue reading…]
As Fishtown continues to grow on a daily basis, businesses young and old are finding themselves becoming jaunts for neighbors near and far. The businesses featured below are at a cross-section between the ever-incoming flux [continue reading…]
This summer, Shakespeare in Clark Park, a Philadelphia theatre company, will present its next performance, “Henry IV: Your Prince and Mine,” in collaboration with Team Sunshine Performance Corporation. The production will show from July 30 [continue reading…]
After several years of incubation, Philadelphia’s technology and design community has been officially commemorated by the City of Philadelphia with the renaming of North Third Street to “N3RD Street.” N3RD Street is a play on [continue reading…]
After a year of successful development on Philadelphia’s historic Lancaster Avenue, the community is gearing up for another round of summer events and property developments to build upon the neighborhood’s flourishing arts and culture scene. [continue reading…]
Located in Center City, the nonprofit organization MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) prepares, cooks and serves roughly 4,000 nutritious meals daily to people who suffer from severe and life-threatening illnesses in Philadelphia and parts [continue reading…]
[vimeo 93650745] Five West Philadelphia cheerleaders were given the chance to make their mark in the national spotlight. The girls traveled to Virginia Beach with their coaches, Tosha Little and Da’Lia Starkey, to compete in the two-day [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/93651238] The Police Athletic League, also known as the PAL, is a nonprofit organization known throughout the country for its variety of extracurricular activities for young people in the community. Police officers and community leaders [continue reading…]
Father Bruce Lewandowski (above), Vicar for Cultural Ministries, Archdiocese of Philadelphia. For the past three years Father Bruce Lewandowski has overseen the Office for Hispanic Catholics as the Vicar for Cultural Ministries at the Archdiocese [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/93319221] Among the many organizations that provide physical and mental health care to the area, the CHOP Care Network for Pediatric and Adolescent Care at Cobbs Creek offers specialized services geared to the full-spectrum development [continue reading…]
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