The Northeast Community Center on Holme Avenue wasn’t empty for very long as new tenants from Lighthouse Chapel International moved in last month, but the community is still concerned with the parking and the pool. [continue reading…]
[vimeo 77052662] The residents of the L-shaped 2800 block of Disston Street consider themselves one big family. “It’s a nice neighborhood,” said longtime resident Cathy McCue. “We all kind of chip in with each other and help each [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/74750641] St. Timothy’s Roman Catholic Church has a long and sacred history in Philadelphia. Located at Levick and Hawthorne streets, the parish has been the home of many worshippers in the Mayfair neighborhood since 1928. [continue reading…]
The Grey Lodge is helping beer enthusiasts celebrate Philly Beer Week once again, this time by recreating the game show “Let’s Make a Deal.” Participants in Friday’s game were asked to identify any items they would [continue reading…]
Saturday was a beautiful day for a lemonade stand. Sandra Stewart thanked everyone who came out to her daughter Corin’s Alex’s Lemonade Stand outside of Marinucci’s Deli on the corner of St. Vincent street and [continue reading…]
Motherhood is a full-time job, one in which the work is demanding, stressful, challenging and tiring. But, being a mother is also gratifying and fulfilling. Pam Ewing, a mother of four, is going into her [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/59813838] In 1887, the Stein family delivered flowers throughout Philadelphia via horse and buggy. The horse and buggies might be gone, but more than 125 years later, Frankford Avenue’s Stein Florist is trying to maintain [continue reading…]
As Holmesburg, Mayfair and other neighborhoods along the Frankford Avenue business corridor work to keep methadone clinics from opening in their communities. Pennsylvania Rep. Kevin Boyle, D-172nd, held a hearing Wednesday at the Mayfair Community Center [continue reading…]
The 3500 block of Ryan Avenue was transformed into a small street fair Sunday during a preview of the Mayfair Farmers’ Market due to open in April 2013. Although the market will not be open [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/49861710] Andrew Simonet found himself wondering who lives in the houses of Philadelphia and what stories are beyond those walls. “To be surrounded by so many people and to know so few of them is [continue reading…]
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