Tag: North Central Philadelphia

North Central Philadelphia: Tree House Books Helps Students Succeed After School

April 2, 2020 Chynna Cummings

Tree House Books, located at 1430 W. Susquehanna Ave., provides academic, literary, and after-school reading resources for students. The organization focuses on literacy based learning and ensuring every child in Philadelphia has access to books

Olde Kensington: The Circus Comes to North Philly

November 11, 2014

Residents gawked from stoops and car windows as people flew dozens of feet above their heads. Nestled on the edge of Olde Kensington, Fly School Circus Arts treats residents to their very own circus in

North Central: Hidden ‘Suburb’ on Custis Place ‘

April 6, 2013

The residents of the Yorktown section of North Philadelphia consider themselves to be a very tight knit community. But the residents of Custis Place, just off the corner of 12th Street and Girard Avenue, consider

North Central: Increased Voter Turnout

November 6, 2012

The presidential election witnessed an increase in voter participation in some sections of Philadelphia, veteran observers said. At the Norman Blumberg Apartments Community Center, Irene McDonald made sure that everyone who is registered to vote

North Central Philadelphia: Community Roots Grow Business

October 10, 2012

Sheila Johnson left her corporate banking job in Center City and returned to her community to help run the University Thriftshop at 1723 Cecil B. Moore Ave. This business is about recycling items that people

Strawberry Mansion: Leslie Pinckney Hill Elementary School Gets Ready For New School Year

September 9, 2011

Back to school mayhem has begun but teachers at Leslie Pinckney Hill Elementary School are ready for the new year. “I am very excited, I love shopping for school supplies,” said Geralyn McGinty, a second-grade