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Grays Ferry: Community Reacts to Repaving Plan for Washington Avenue

April 28, 2022 Jefferson Schoemer 0

The City of Philadelphia proposed a redesign for Washington Avenue on March 1, 2022. This new proposal is contentious, though, because it is different from the prior plan, which featured pedestrian improvements that many groups had spent years advocating for.  [continue reading…]

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Grays Ferry: Vare Recreation Center Reopens But Still Needs Work

December 22, 2017 Daniel Fitzpatrick 0

“Originally, we had no idea of when we were going to reopen,” said Gina Batavick, the recreational leader at Vare Recreation Center. “We had a community meeting the last week of October and they told us [continue reading…]

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South Philadelphia: After-School Engagement is Combatting Youth Violence

December 15, 2016 Brianna Spause 0

A bell rang in the distance. The neighborhood was quiet at first, a cool breeze rustling fallen leaves through Stinger Park. Within minutes, the dynamic changed. Children and young teens came barreling through the quaint park from [continue reading…]

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Grays Ferry: Priest Offers Faith-Based Alternatives For Recovering Addicts

November 3, 2016 Brianna Spause 1

Father Douglas McKay buries too many bodies. He received a call after mass on an October morning. It was regarding a 52-year-old woman; she passed unexpectedly in her sleep. As a priest in his home parish, not all the [continue reading…]

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Grays Ferry: Gym Stands To Box Out Violence

November 2, 2016 Margaret E Andresen 0

Sweat trickled down muscled backs, down onto the blue canvas stretched over a wooden frame which was pieced together by a carpenter from down the block. Fluorescent lights flickered over the glory of former champions [continue reading…]

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Grays Ferry: Planned Lanier Playground Renovations Bring Hope For A Better Community

May 3, 2016 Nicholas William Tricome 1

The fenced-in block at 29th and Tasker streets stood silent on a cloudy Saturday in March. It’s the way Lanier Playground has looked for some time. But the dug-up ground and construction equipment that was left in place [continue reading…]

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Infrastructure: Five Projects Commuters Need to Know About

February 3, 2016 Daniel T. Pelligrine 0

 If last year is anything to go by, then 2016 is set to be a year full of disruption for commuters in Philadelphia, even without a visit from the Pope. And with 30 projects underway [continue reading…]

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Grays Ferry/Point Breeze: Five Restaurants To Explore

February 2, 2016 Santina R Pescatore 0

The Grays Ferry and Point Breeze areas – located between the Schuylkill River, Broad Street, and Washington and Snyder avenues – are home to not only an eclectic group of people, but also an array [continue reading…]

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Grays Ferry: Low-Cost Animal Care Serves Those in Need

April 21, 2015 0

With a total intake of 27,990 animals last year, Philadelphia ranks above the national average of cats and dogs brought in to animal control. Allison Lamond (below), community outreach and volunteer coordinator for the Philadelphia [continue reading…]

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Grays Ferry: Salvation Army Reopens Its Doors

April 2, 2015 2

This past Thanksgiving, despite near-freezing temperatures, Cynthia McQueen stood outside. She watched as families, consisting of as many as 22 members, filed into her work location – a humble building on the 3200 block of [continue reading…]

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