West Philadelphia

https://vimeo.com/59574592] Robert E. Lamberton High School is one of three proposed schools to close in Overbrook as part of the School District of Philadelphia’s plan to close and consolidate 37 public schools. Lamberton High may

Drexel University is building Chestnut Square for the fall semester and breaking ground on another unnamed project expected to open in fall 2015. Drexel has teamed with American Campus Communities to complete this task and officials said they hope to immediately

Recent results from the 2012 PSSA tests show Grade 11 students at Overbrook High School scored an average of about 17 percent on the reading section compared to the national average of 43 percent. The

Community members packed a large meeting room in The Enterprise Center, located at 4548 Market St., for the first of three public planning meetings concerning the re-zoning of the University City/Southwest District of Philadelphia Tuesday

[vimeo 53075691] The Philadelphia Water Department’s Green City Clean Waters program is simply good business. There are multiple reasons that this statement rings true, starting with the positive impact that increased green infrastructure will have on

With East Parkside known widely for attractions like the Mann Center, the Please Touch Museum and Fairmount Park, the small side streets in this community are typically overlooked. The 4200 block of Viola Street proves

Sitting right on top of the historic Dock Street Brewery, inside of an old abandoned firehouse, is a bike shop. Firehouse Bicycles, located on 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue, has come a long way since opening

[vimeo 51598019] Debris has been flying at the Mt. Vernon Manor Apartments, located around 33rd and Wallace streets, since construction began on this much-anticipated revitalization project over a month ago. Most residents have been relocated and