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The Lucien Crump Gallery Art Education Resource Center, located at 6380 Germantown Ave., was founded during the mid-1970s by Lucien Crump. Since his death, his wife Loretta Tate has taken over the center. In 2008,

Philadelphia is emerging from rundown outskirts to a new uptown feel with the help of local shop owners planning to defend the crown of the city and help the planning commission revamp and realize they

Art enthusiasts collect Picassos. Baseball fans collect autographed balls. Shoe collectors, or “sneakerheads,” buy the Nike Air Jordan. The term sneakerhead refers to a person who collects rare, original or exclusive shoes. Fairhill native Chris

Minter Krotzer decided she wanted to teach others how to do what she did: write. So just months after her move to Mount Airy in 2007, Krotzer, the Big Blue Marble Bookstore’s writer-in-residence, began teaching.

After several years of a slow economy many business owners in East Falls think things are turning around. Prince Johnakin and Kevin Bradley, owners of Schuylkill Falls Barbershop on the 4200 block of Ridge Avenue, said business

The word of God wasn’t the only thing heard at St. John’s AME Church. Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, as well as the rest of the City Council members, traveled to the church located at 2114 S.

After a 10-year hiatus, the Rita Jones Dance Company dedicated an intimate performance of the classics from the Billie Holiday era to the techniques of modern dance and drama. The dance company auditions Philadelphia’s finest

https://vimeo.com/38771814] Over the past 15 years, the landscape of University City has changed. The neighborhood has gone from an area of abandoned buildings and empty lots to one that is thriving with new businesses and residents. City