Two young men waited anxiously outside a dreary school building, eyes darting up and down the street–as if looking for someone. A man approached not too long after, keys in hand. Once the man unlocked the doors, the boys [continue reading…]
Making a difference for the people of Philadelphia is exactly what the Zion Baptist Church does. The church has been standing at 3600 N. Broad St. since 1973 after being rebuilt because of a fire. [continue reading…]
You could say that George Bucher was just entering the family business. After all, his father, uncle and grandfather all served on the Philadelphia Fire Department. Now in his 39th year as a fireman Bucher grew [continue reading…]
On the corner of East Westmoreland and Belgrade streets, Mickey White peddled an assortment of wares in a large brick warehouse previously known as Atlas Casket. A furniture sign and an old dentist’s chair sit [continue reading…]
It has been little over a month since a five-alarm fire on Jan. 10 ripped through the Windermere Court Apartments on 48th and Market, destroying the upper floors of the former residential complex and leaving [continue reading…]
Sam Hampton, a Vietnam War veteran, never took a moment for granted since his Marine Corps days. In June 1968, the then-18-year-old went to war and has since suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Sitting in [continue reading…]
The Bicycle Stable has been a full-service shop for over 10 years in Fishtown. With the rise in gas prices, owner Chaz Vlastis discussed how much a difference it has made on his shop. “It [continue reading…]
The meetinghouse that makes up the center of the first permanent settlement of Mennonites in America has opened its doors to the public once again. The Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust, located at 6133 Germantown Ave., is [continue reading…]
The Francisville East development at 16th and Poplar streets is nearly finished, developers said. Community Ventures, a nonprofit affordable housing developer, broke ground on the project last February – a time when construction projects were [continue reading…]
Arcides DeJesus is a master networker. For 15 years, he’s been helping communities in Philadelphia get housing, food, emergency care and the information they need to survive. With seven years working for foster care provider [continue reading…]
© 2025 All Rights Reserved. Philadelphia Neighborhoods: A program of the Department of Journalism at the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University.