…of six local business owners who participated in a Design Day program sponsored by the Frankford Community Development Corporation’s Main Street Initiative and the Community Design Collaborative. “There’s a designated… [continue reading…]
[soundslide url=”https://kevincookphoto.com/murl9909/publish_to_web/” height=”450″ width=”600″] Open Door Baptist Church, located at 1632 N. 26th St., celebrates its 60th anniversary…. [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/20374403] https://vimeo.com/20374450] For roughly a century, the primary medium to play back recorded sound was via the phonograph. Phonographs, which became vinyl records in the 1940s, are those large black… [continue reading…]
…than just a neighborhood of synagogues,” Meyers said. “This community was composed of free thinkers, communists and people who had democratic values. Opinions ranged from far right to far left,… [continue reading…]
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…been through it,” she says with a smile. “I have more compassion. When i’m speaking with these people I know where they’re coming from. I know exactly how they feel… [continue reading…]
…West Oak Lane community and participate in community events to ensure that people are getting the information they need about the programs and counseling that are available. Although response to… [continue reading…]
…While you wait for tours to commence, you can hang out at the bar on the second floor of the brewery and drink for free. That’s right, free. It’s common… [continue reading…]
…during the day.” Cruz says many of these complaints go unreported. “A junkie is not gonna come to the police and say, ‘Yeah I was shooting up and I got… [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/20375212] Sketches of Fishtown, an art project aimed at fighting gentrification and highlighting the positives in Fishtown, is Jeff Kilpatrick’s gift to his neighborhood. “A lot of things were changing… [continue reading…]
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