Keeping an 87-acre park clean can be a laborious task. In Hunting Park, that job is left to Gerald Willis, an employee of Philadelphia’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Picking up the park’s trash for [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/37433328] For decades after its factories and manufacturers moved out, Fishtown struggled to find the businesses to bring its economy back. Today, thanks to about a dozen new projects, Fishtown’s revitalization is moving forward. The community’s [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/37505411] Funding for arts programs has been nearly nonexistent in most Philadelphia schools for the past few years. However, the University City Arts League has come to the rescue for residents of its neighborhood. The [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/37481330] For the past 41 years, the University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, or UniLu for short, has stood on the corner of 37th and Chestnut streets. A member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in [continue reading…]
At Roberto Clemente Middle School in Hunting Park, 4 p.m. may be after school, but for the student members of the robotics club, it is the beginning of learning new and exciting technology. Every Tuesday [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/37234031] One hundred and 25 years after its move to Mount Airy, the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP) continues to function as a nexus for clergy and laity alike. Though it is not a [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/37278006] The presence of the East Falls Tree Tenders can be felt all over the community, as they have planted nearly 1,000 trees on streets, alleys and well-known public places such as Laurel Hill Cemetery [continue reading…]
The Awbury Arboretum and The Francis Cope House hosted an event Saturday to focus on the history of African-American environmentalism. Speaker Gina Thomas, a Mt. Airy resident who developed a passion for environmentalism as a [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/37327124] This is part of ongoing coverage as the Philadelphia Historic Commission has held public meetings during February to discuss the possibility for a vote to allow Overbrook Farms to become a historic district (visit coverage [continue reading…]
Federico Herrero is a Costa Rican artist who recently came to Philadelphia in order to display some of his latest pieces. Thirteen of Herrero’s paintings along with two of his on-site wall paintings are currently [continue reading…]
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