A staple of the Overbrook community, Papa Playground’s after-school program serves youth of all ages. The neighborhood recreation center strives to attain a safe and structured environment, while providing students with the tools to achieve [continue reading…]
After five successful weeks, the Passyunk Square Civic Association has announced it will continue its ESL classes as part of the community’s Spanish Translation Initiative. As the Spanish-speaking population continues to grow in the neighborhood, [continue reading…]
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will convene this week to discuss the five proposals in play for Philadelphia’s second and final casino license. A final decision is unlikely to come out of this meeting, but [continue reading…]
When Temple University announced the decision to eliminate seven varsity programs last December—including men’s crew and women’s rowing—a fight began to save the historic programs for the benefit of the student-athletes, coaches and prospective rowers [continue reading…]
Plans to revamp the Queen Lane Apartments, vacant since 2011, are making progress after a series of setbacks slowed the project. According to the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s website, an archaeological survey of the site concluded last [continue reading…]
The recipient of Philadelphia’s second casino license has yet to be determined, but one proposal has distinguished itself as the early front-runner. Ken Goldenberg’s Market8 hotel and casino has received bipartisan support from Pennsylvania state [continue reading…]
By this time next year more than 350 employees at the Northeast Philadelphia former Kraft plant will be forced to look for new jobs after a plan has been set in place to relocate all [continue reading…]
A local Fairmount cornhole league will kick off its new season at the home of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Cornhole League (PCL) will host The Cornhole Classic at Citizens Bank Park on May 3 at [continue reading…]
For the past two years, residents of Fishtown have dealt with two of the most disruptive neighbors: URS Corp. and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Together the engineering firm and the Transportation Department began the [continue reading…]
On the busy strip of 22nd St and Indiana Avenue sits the Moody and Shields law office. That’s where attorney Adrian Moody helps the very community where he grew up. His strong beliefs in building [continue reading…]
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