Tag: Center City District

Art Museum: Parkway Pals Brings Fun, Educational Programming to Families for the Summer

July 12, 2019Kelsey Cruz

Visitors to the Sister Cities Café and the Sister Cities Park, located at 210 N. 18th St., might find the usually-sleepy spot a little more crowded this summer. The city park, which is adjacent to

Callowhill: First Phase of Rail Park to Add Green Space to Neighborhood

May 1, 2018Easterling Evan and Ignudo Thomas

The Callowhill Neighborhood Association, which is a non-profit organization founded in 2001 dedicated to improving the area, has a defined boundary for its neighborhood. According to the association, Callowhill’s northern border is the north side

Callowhill: History a Large Consideration as Rail Park Construction Continues

May 1, 2018Easterling Evan and Ignudo Thomas

The first phase of the Rail Park on the former Reading Viaduct in Callowhill is set to open in June at a cost of $10.3 million paid for by contributions from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com Magazine

March 9, 2018Christopher Malo

In the summer of 2017, through a generous donation from Lew and Janet Klein, PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com invited five former students (Jonathan Ginsburg, Jared Phillips, Ramona Roberts, Brianna Spause and Bob Stewart) to participate in a fellowship

Fishtown: FNA Brings Artists and Community Together to ‘Feed the Fish’

December 5, 2014

The prominent Fishtown art scene has just taken a new role in engaging local residents and utilizing a green approach for a better community through the neighborhood’s very own mascot: a fish. Throughout Fishtown, people