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East Falls

East Falls: Playspace In The Works For McMichael Park

December 11, 2018 Lindsay Hargrave 0

Outside of Fairmount Park, one might be surprised to hear there is a six-acre plot of land in East Falls that remains completely natural and undeveloped. But within the neighborhood, there is a great deal […]

Environment

Hunting Park: Esperanza’s Gabriella Gabriel Paez Uses Trees To Connect Community

November 15, 2018 Brianna Baker 0

On the blacktop next to McClure Elementary School, Gabriella Gabriel Paez (above) stood in front of what looked like a forest-in-the-making — rows of short and sparse baby trees in planters. She gave them out, […]

Mantua

Mantua: Despite Lack Of Funding, Miles Mack Recreation Center Continues On

September 26, 2018 Taylor Allen and Kaicey Baylor 0

Khadijah Muhammad, the on-site supervisor at the Miles Mack Recreation center, prepared about three dozen hot dogs for neighborhood children after school on Friday, Sept. 14. Every day, she makes lunch for children that come […]

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: National Night Out, a Princess in Port Richmond, and a Missing Cat

August 11, 2017 Jared Phillips 0

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people were talking about things happening in Port Richmond: Princess bringing Happiness To Port Richmond and Beyond: Port Richmond native Kennedy McCabe works with […]

Fairmount

Fairmount Park: Protecting the Water Supply

July 6, 2017 Tracy Yatsko 1

One of the largest urban green spaces in the nation sits right here in the City of Brotherly Love. With more than 10,000 acres of parks, trails and trees, Fairmount Park wasn’t originally created to […]

Fairmount

South Philadelphia: The City Unites over Soccer

July 5, 2017 Tracy Yatsko and Charles Frenette 0

The city will host the second annual Philadelphia International Unity Cup , a 48-team regional, World Cup soccer-style tournament, this fall with the final match set to take place at Lincoln Financial Field on Nov. 11. In addition to […]

Brewerytown

Fairmount Park: Historic Homes Have Stories to Tell

June 30, 2017 Tracy Yatsko and Charles Frenette 0

The Charms of Fairmount Park are six historic houses with six different stories to tell. Cedar Grove, Laurel Hill, Lemon Hill, Mount Pleasant, Historic Strawberry Mansion and Woodford are maintained as historic house museums. Some people […]

Art

Fishtown: Get Up’s Gettin’ it in the Park

June 30, 2017 Tracy Yatsko and Charles Frenette 1

Anyone who has been to the Electric Factory in the Callowhill neighborhood has seen local artist Get Up’s creations on the walls inside. The 31-year-old Kensington native has been creating street art in the city since […]

Environment

West Philadelphia: A Slice of Japan in Fairmount Park

June 14, 2017 Tracy Yatsko 0

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden is getting ready for a partial roof replacement later this summer. While most might find this subject to be of no interest, there is actually a unique story behind it. […]

Fairmount Park

West Philadelphia: A Place to Learn About Japanese Culture

June 12, 2017 Charles Frenette and Tracy Yatsko 0

Derek Finn is the associate director of Shofuso Japanese House and Garden. He started at Shofuso in 2010 after earning his bachelor’s degree in East Asian studies from the University of Pennsylvania. His passion for […]

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