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In North Philadelphia, a new mural has brought color and meaning to a well-loved corner of the neighborhood. Local artist and Temple graduate Brandy Fortune painted the mural at 2500 N. Bouvier Street to honor

Nicolo Gentile’s new public work Bar None is an ode to protests that have taken place on Benjamin Franklin Parkway throughout history.  The public art installation features a series of archival images of some of

On a warm October Sunday inside West Kensington Ministry, 20 people pull up chairs and gather in a circle around the Reverend.  It’s a small church on the corner of Norris Square Park in the heart of North Philadelphia.  The group of congregants is diverse: They are different

A decade of giving back to Philadelphia’s community, PhillyPR girl’s event returns for their 10th year with the Headstrong Foundation  The Giants and the Eagles had their second match up of the season after taking

8 Seconds Rodeo rider, Tyler Torrey, rides a bull in the finals for a chance to win the $60-thousand grand prize at the Liacouras Center on Oct. 11, 2025.
Photo: Colt Gunn

 Kensington, a small neighborhood in the North East of Philadelphia, is considered one of the largest open-air drug markets in the country. Last week, it made national headlines when the FBI publicly raided and arrested

José Ortiz-Pagán is a Puerto Rican visual artist based in Philadelphia. His work focuses on harnessing indigenous spiritual practices through murals, installations, performances and spiritual rituals to create community-engaged art. Ortiz-Pagán spoke to Philadelphia Neighborhoods

The Trump administration’s crackdown on arts and culture funding has had particularly dire consequences for queer and trans artists and the organizations that support them. A PA Humanities CultureCheck report found that more than 90%