Cobbs Creek: MOVE Bombing on Osage Avenue Leaves Scar
…a row house on Osage Avenue, which shook the community and took the lives of 11 people, including five children. This historical event is known as the MOVE bombing, which… [continue reading…]
…a row house on Osage Avenue, which shook the community and took the lives of 11 people, including five children. This historical event is known as the MOVE bombing, which… [continue reading…]
…change to a community. “There needs to be a balance for people who’ve lived here for generations,” he said. “It’s up to community leaders to have vision to come up… [continue reading…]
…of community thing, if they ask for it.” Although Pine Street Pizza is a pizzeria first, they have also had contributions to the community that were not necessarily food related…. [continue reading…]
…“We try to create a foundation for people when they first get out. They come here and they can get an accurate description of the tone of the city,” Dickerson… [continue reading…]
…together, committing these robberies, sometimes with a gun and sometimes not,” said Patty Bulack, who founded 48th Street Neighbors, a community safety group, about three years ago. 48th Street Neighbors… [continue reading…]
…“The sense of accountability here has changed,” he said. “As long as people come out and clean and meet their neighbors, this neighborhood will be an amazing place to be… [continue reading…]
…eastern portion of Old City into a riverside recreation area, developers have come up with several plans to help the number of visitors to Penn’s Landing grow. Penn’s Landing has… [continue reading…]
…space. Community organizations meet at the establishment in swarms, Strauss expressed. Five civic groups even met in February as a communal meeting spot for South Philadelphia. Strauss said he wants… [continue reading…]
…has a well-deserved reputation of being a true bargain when it comes to earning a college degree and is drawing more students than ever before. Construction continued at 16th and… [continue reading…]
…Thursdays. “Everything we do is free,” says Stephens. “We just really want to be of service to the community and we invite anyone to come down and visit us.” https://vimeo.com/90923677… [continue reading…]
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