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Bella Vista

Bella Vista: Neighborhood Teams Up To Fight Blight

October 28, 2014 0

Sipping a coffee at the Bean Exchange three blocks from his home on Bainbridge Street, Bella Vista resident Joel Palmer spoke in disgust about a trash container. “Why this one has been allowed to stay [continue reading…]

Germantown

Northwest: Not Your Average Joe Manning

June 11, 2014 0

Joseph Manning cannot stand trash. In conversation, he will inevitably lead back to it: the piles of litter that build up throughout the city on street corners, in parks and under highway overpasses. Even on [continue reading…]

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Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Bringing Down The House with Pastor Harry Moore

April 18, 2014 2

Walk near the corner of 37th and Wallace streets on a Sunday around noon and the red-and-white brick building will be screaming at the top of its lungs. It’s not the building itself, but the [continue reading…]

Education

Germantown: Fear of Blight and Vagrancy Will Come With School Closure

July 1, 2013 0

[vimeo 69047802] The closings of both Germantown High and Robert Fulton Elementary School pose a serious concern to the community; residents fear the block becoming vacant in the heart of central Germantown will have a negative [continue reading…]

South Kensington

Plan Philly: South Kensington Business Owner May Lose Seven Properties

April 30, 2013 0

Mel Anthanasiadis, the owner of El Greco Pizza & Luncheonette, has been quite popular over the past year and a half. His struggle to keep his seven properties in South Kensington has been featured in [continue reading…]

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North Philadelphia: Land Bank Could Help Residents Living Next to Vacant Land

November 11, 2012 1

https://vimeo.com/52979225] Doris Berris, of 1531 N. Ninth St., set up a community garden on a vacant lot across the street from her North Philadelphia home nearly three years ago. That garden produced nearly a ton [continue reading…]

Abandoned Property

Hunting Park: Abandoned Buildings Plague the Neighborhood While City Organizations Work Toward Improvement

April 30, 2012 2

https://vimeo.com/41317453] Residents of the 4000 block of North Darien Street are like a family. Whether it’s giving the kids a safe place to play after school or forcing thugs and drug dealers off the block, [continue reading…]

Government

Hunting Park: Planning and Development May Help the Future

April 24, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/40912126] The development of Philadelphia seems to be well underway under the careful guidance of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Despite the many changes that have occurred in Hunting Park, the commission has a lot [continue reading…]

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