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Housing

Strawberry Mansion: CDC President Tonetta Graham Talks About Empowering Her Community and Preserving Its History

April 5, 2019 Ayooluwa Ariyo 0

Tonetta Graham grew up in Strawberry Mansion at a time, she says, when community and togetherness were emphasized in the neighborhood. She remembers scrubbing the white marble steps outside her home every Saturday, which she [continue reading…]

East Falls

East Falls: Community Organizations At Odds With Each Other

February 1, 2019 Lindsay Hargrave 1

East Falls, a 1.45 square mile neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia that is home to about 9,650 residents, is served by two registered community organizations: East Falls Community Council (EFCC) and East Falls Forward (EFF). It is also covered [continue reading…]

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East Falls: Playspace In The Works For McMichael Park

December 11, 2018 Lindsay Hargrave 0

Outside of Fairmount Park, one might be surprised to hear there is a six-acre plot of land in East Falls that remains completely natural and undeveloped. But within the neighborhood, there is a great deal [continue reading…]

East Falls

East Falls: Friends of Mifflin, Principal Work Together To Drive Community Involvement

November 27, 2018 Geneva Heffernan 0

Wind howled and rain pelted down on East Falls, but inside the warm gymnasium at Thomas Mifflin Elementary School, smiling children ran around in colorful costumes to the sound of popular tunes put on by [continue reading…]

East Falls

East Falls: Votes, Traffic And Zoning Occupy Community Council

October 17, 2018 Lindsay Hargrave 0

Candidate’s Night at the East Falls Community Council meeting, a special meeting held each year before primary and general elections, was held at at the East Falls Presbyterian Church on Vaux Street on Oct. 8. [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

East Falls: Laurel Hill Cemetery Hosts Public Performance Art

October 4, 2018 Lindsay Hargrave 0

On a crisp Friday afternoon in Laurel Hill cemetery, just before the gates were closed to the public, a different sort of burial took place. There was no casket, no flowers and no corpse. There [continue reading…]

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East Falls: Glassblowing Studio Is All Access To The Public

March 12, 2018 Breanna Perez 0

With the help of over-sized tweezers, a wooden paddle and a 2,000 degree furnace, Nikolaj Christensen and his coworkers at East Falls Glassworks are able to turn molten glass into a masterpiece. Nikolaj Christensen is [continue reading…]

Crime

East Falls: Town Watch Is Appreciated but Understaffed

September 21, 2017 Brian Mcdevitt 0

Once every month, Mary Jane Fullam organizes meetings for the East Falls Town Watch, an organization that she has been a part of since its inception in 1998. Since then, she has assumed the role [continue reading…]

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East Falls

East Falls: Black-Owned Gym Raises The Bar For Local Fitness

April 12, 2017 Fletcher Jones 0

At the end of a long, dim hallway stands a wall painted with vibrant colors and big lettering. This is how members of Knight’s Gym know they are home. The gym, situated at the southern [continue reading…]

East Falls

East Falls and Germantown: Education Platforms Vital in 2016 Election

November 8, 2016 Logan T Beck 0

The 2016 Presidential Election has been a topic of conversation throughout Philadelphia, as well as the rest of the nation. The communities East Falls and Germantown are no exception. Despite the many issues spurred in [continue reading…]

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