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Hunting Park: First Haunted Hayride Brings Together Community And Police

November 7, 2018 Greta Anderson and Brianna Baker 0

The 25th Philadelphia Police District and Hunting Park United (HPU) partnered to host the first Haunted Hayride event on Oct. 30 in Hunting Park. The Halloween event, created by Ryan Barksdale and Albert Cruz, the […]

Amateur Sports

Kensington: A Free More-Than-Just-Soccer Camp

August 16, 2017 Bob Stewart 1

As the sun rises on Hissey Playground at C Street and Indiana Avenue there’s usually a bit of a mess. Being in the shadow of the unofficial heroin capital of the region, Department of Recreation […]

Fairhill

Juniata Park and Feltonville: Five Places to Know

June 13, 2014  0

Fairhill, Juniata Park and Feltonville are located in North Philadelphia. These neighborhoods have and continue to carry on the traditions and lifestyles of many Hispanics, African-Americans and other ethnicities through multiple generations. The streets are […]

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Police Officer Creates Organization to Solve Community Issues

May 4, 2013  0

https://vimeo.com/65017953] At one time not too long ago the 87-acre plot of land known as Hunting Park was plagued by drug dealing and prostitution. But area residents have organized to remove these problems. Today, the […]

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Residents and Police Work Together Towards a Less Violent Community

March 30, 2013  0

Residents of Hunting Park and the police who protect them gathered together this week in the basement of the Tioga United Methodist Church. Residents sat in the fold up chairs talking amongst themselves at the […]

Crime

Hunting Park: Residents Combat Neighborhood’s Reputation

February 15, 2013  0

Google Hunting Park. Count the articles on death, shootings, stabbings and assaults. Now count those that actually took place in the neighborhood. For over 30 years, Hunting Park residents have been fighting the neighorhood’s notorious […]

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