Charin Combs has always been one to give back. That’s why she wasn’t surprised that she eventually obtained a job where she worked with the mentally ill. Combs works for CATCH, a South Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization [continue reading…]
Drexel is bringing a new community center to 35th and Spring Garden streets through a gift from alumni Dana Dornsife and her husband David. The aim of the Dana and David Dornsife Center for Neighborhood [continue reading…]
The Salvation Army Pioneer Corps Community Center, located at 1920 East Allegheny Ave., was the first Salvation Army Corps Community Center in the United States. Today, the center offers many services for the community, including [continue reading…]
Between slices of pizza and lighthearted jokes, the members of the non-profit group Staying Positive Equals Amazing Kids, or SPEAK, discussed future events at the home of SPEAK’s founder and president, Jeff Templeton, on 427 [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/51999899] Music of all kinds resounded in East Falls as local residents sang, danced and played in the community concert. The East Falls Community Concert featured many talented local residents on Monday, including Frank Kaderabek, [continue reading…]
The Big Backyard’s annual yard sale held Saturday looked to raise money for the nursery school’s programming. For some parents, though, it was a throwback to the toys of yesteryear. “[There is] a lot of [continue reading…]
[vimeo 51152586] When AJ Vagliani was diagnosed with cancer as a teen and was given only 24 hours to live, the neighbors on the 2500 block of Alder Street in South Philadelphia came together in support [continue reading…]
[vimeo 51569957] A single block, bounded by Emerald, Willard, Jasper and Madison streets, is a microcosm of Kensington, representative of an entire neighborhood. Though at times it can feel pleasantly and uniquely far from the stark [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/51558813] More than 200 years ago, soldiers of the Continental Army marched across the Pennypack Creek Bridge toward a monumental victory in Yorktown during the Revolutionary War. Last weekend, neighbors marched across that very bridge to [continue reading…]
[vimeo 51515492] “Zombieland.” “Dead man’s row.” “Street of fatherless children.” Those were just some of the nicknames residents rattled off when asked about the 4400 block of North Orianna Street. But things are changing on that [continue reading…]
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