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Powelton Village: Park Cleanup Initiative Brings Both Community And University Students Together

December 10, 2018 Kaicey Baylor and Taylor Allen 0

Love Your Park, a citywide initiative to keep Philadelphia’s parks clean, had it’s fall cleanup Saturday morning on Nov. 11 at Saunders Park on 39th Street and Powelton Avenue. Community members and Drexel University students [Read More]

Callowhill

Callowhill: A Rail Park To Connect All Philadelphians

April 22, 2018 Gilbert Jonathan 1

Ever since New York City’s High Line opened in 2009, cities around the world have been finding ways to revitalize the skeletons of their industrial past and turn them into green spaces. Philadelphia is moving [Read More]

Amateur Sports

Hunting Park: Revitalization Project Helps Increase Public Safety

January 19, 2016 Harrison Brink 0

Walking through Hunting Park today, it’s hard to believe that not so long ago it was a much less desirable place to be. Underfunded, the park was largely in disarray and disuse until the Fairmount [Read More]

Amateur Sports

Hunting Park: New Concilio Playground Highlights the Importance of Recreation

January 18, 2016 pnadmin 2

Philadelphia’s oldest Latino organization, Concilio, has been surrounded by an empty lot since its relocation in summer 2014. A few months ago, Concilio reached out to KaBOOM!, a nonprofit organization that builds playgrounds with community [Read More]

Fishtown

Fishtown: Doggie Depot Strengthens Community Among Residents (and Dogs)

November 2, 2015 pnadmin 0

Nobody said Fishtown was just for fish. Palmer Doggie Depot, located at approximately 37 E. Palmer St., is a park for residents of Fishtown and other nearby communities to let their dogs run, play and [Read More]

Bella Vista

Queen Village/Bella Vista/Hawthorne: Five Great Parks

September 15, 2015 pnadmin and Danielle S. Nelson 0

Where does one go when all the popular and well-known parks in the city like Rittenhouse Square and Washington Square are too crowded? Head South. In the Queen Village, Bella Vista and Hawthorne area of South [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Brandywine Park Redesign Focuses On Community Culture

April 20, 2015  0

In the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Mantua, residents are leading a project that will transform Brandywine Park into a sanctuary of art, nature and community respect. The park, which is situated on the corner of [Read More]

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Parks and Recreation Looking to Make the City a Better Place

March 16, 2015  0

Located at the intersection of S. 32nd and Dickenson streets in Grays Ferry sits Stinger Park. It has the appearance of many neighborhood parks throughout the city – old and worn from decades of use, [Read More]

Featured Stories

South Philadelphia: Five Promising Impacts To The Community

February 24, 2015 Paul Klein 0

Given the diverse culture and even more diverse community, South Philadelphia doesn’t fall short to supply all of Philadelphia with people and places that are changing the city for the better. Barbara Chaguaceda Barbara Chaguaceda, [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Northwest Philly: Five Community Gems that Focus on Art, History or Nature

February 12, 2015 Paul Klein 0

A mixture of art, history and parks makes Northwest Philly a diverse area for community activities and events. Check out the community treasures of the Northwest. Woodmere Art Museum This 19th-century Victorian mansion sits on six [Read More]

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