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Environment

Environment: NonProfit Sustains Through Home Renovations

June 22, 2018Michael Blanche

Over the past 30 years, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia has renovated neglected homes and assisted people earning low-incomes in specifically selected areas of the city. On June 1 and 2, volunteers, experts and neighbors reconditioned 10

Cobbs Creek

Haddington and Cobbs Creek: Teaching the Philly Bop Dance at Community Libraries

June 28, 2017James McCormick

On Saturday afternoons throughout the summer, the Cobbs Creek and Haddington branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia host Philly Bop dance classes. The bop is a style of dance that was popular in the

Amateur Sports

Haddington: Eyekonz Sports League Takes A Trip Out Of The City

May 24, 2016Tonii Mackie

A kickstand jammed its way into a windblown patch of grass at the top of a hill on Radnor High School’s campus. Black rotating tires on a three-wheeled stroller stopped spinning as a small baby

Education

Haddington: Volunteer Wants Library to Serve as ‘Beacon in the Neighborhood’

March 21, 2016Valerie W. Vaincoeur and

Sheila Washington is a 62-year-old Overbrook resident who is passionate about the area. She has been the president of Friends of Haddington Library since 2008. Despite being retired, she loves volunteering in the Haddington library.

Crime

Haddington: Urban Tree Connection Promotes Growth for Community

July 11, 2014

Skip Wiener knows it sometimes takes a little dirty work to make a difference, which is why he founded the West Philadelphia-based non-profit organization, Urban Tree Connection. The Urban Tree Connection’s purpose is to revitalize

Economy

Haddington: Revitalization Strives to Bring New Life to West Market Street Corridor

May 6, 2013

[vimeo 65434018] One of Philadelphia’s oldest high speed lines, the Market Frankford Blue Line, allows commuters to travel between Center City and West Philadelphia within a matter of minutes. However, from 1999 to 2009 the train

Crime

Haddington: Lack of Reentry Agencies Leaves City to Fill the Gap

April 16, 2013

Every day, an average of 87 prisoners from the Philadelphia County Jail are released back into Philadelphia. For many of those freed, their return to jail is inevitable. The risk of returning to prison greatly

Carroll Park

Carroll Park: Residents Plan to Take Action in Community Meeting

February 26, 2013

In a rousing community policy meeting, residents and liaisons for local organizations assembled to discuss and develop action plans for multiple neighborhood issues. “We want to see results and to sustain those results,” Mike Cormany,

Haddington

Haddington: Zoning Prompts Church to Sell Property

February 5, 2013

St. Joseph’s Baptist Church in Haddington has decided to part ways with its off-site property after a decision passed that denied usage of the church as a rehabilitation center for ex-offenders. The decision was made

Featured Stories

Haddington: Ruby Street Residents Oppose Proposed Rehab Center

October 16, 2012

https://vimeo.com/51399835] Each morning, Kirk Hightower grabs his broom and dustpan and takes to the 200 block of North Ruby Street. On this day, he shares it with more than half a dozen stray cats. Referred

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