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Center City

City Hall: City Council Emergency Funding Clears First Hurdle

April 7, 2020Lawrence McGlynn

An emergency budget transfer is on track to be approved after Philadelphia City Council heard the bill for first reading on Mar. 26, 2020.  The $85.4 million transfer will provide funds for the citywide effort to fight

Arts and Entertainment

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

Arts and Entertainment

Fairhill: Centro Musical Is More Than Just Music

May 5, 2014

Latin music radiates along El Centro de Oro, the block along 5th Street near Lehigh Avenue, drawing a steady stream of customers into the store like the warm, familiar voice of a close friend. Centro Musical

Frankford

Northeast: Frankford Catholics Worried about Parish Merger’s Impact on Community

June 20, 2013

https://vimeo.com/68790990] The 15th Police District Advisory Council and the Frankford Civic Association honored St. Joachim Pastor Father Steven Wetzel last Sunday for his commitment to the community. But the celebration was bittersweet, as the congregation

Elections

Hunting Park: Conversations with Councilwoman and Her Staff

April 10, 2013

[vimeo 63690989] Growing up on the 4100 block of North Reese Street in Hunting Park Maria Quiñones-Sánchez never dreamed that one day when she would serve as the top elected official in her community. She now holds

Crime

Hunting Park: Proposed Police Advisory Board Hopes to Cut Crime Rates

March 27, 2012

Several City Council members have been working over the past few weeks to come up with a solution to lower crime rates. Earlier this month, Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. along with Councilmembers Maria Quinones-Sanchez, Wilson

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: City Council Budget Hearing Affects Minority Areas

March 20, 2012

The word of God wasn’t the only thing heard at St. John’s AME Church. Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, as well as the rest of the City Council members, traveled to the church located at 2114 S.

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: Leader Says Wards Should Be Redrawn

February 28, 2012

The Philadelphia City Council recently passed a redistricting map late last year, leaving at least a dozen of the city’s 66 wards divided by two or more council districts, including wards within Hunting Park that’s

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