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Powelton Village: Red Cross House Key to Resident Recovery

June 22, 2013 0

The Red Cross House, located at 40th Street and Powelton Avenue in West Philadelphia, is one of the most unique branches of the well known humanitarian organization. The mission of the House is to help [continue reading…]

Education

Mantua: Dornsife Center Educates and Bridges Communities

June 18, 2013 0

As of January 2014, The Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships will open its doors to the community as the first “urban extension program” supported by a private university. A vital element of Drexel’s civic engagement [continue reading…]

Housing

Powelton Village: AVI Assessments Leave Many Feeling Indifferent

May 7, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/65415914] Philadelphia’s Office of Property Assessment has implanted a new property tax reform effort, the Actual Value Initiative. Under this reform, many are paying more in property taxes as the values of most homes have [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Powelton Village: The Rotunda Offers Music, Entertainment and Inspiration

April 23, 2013 0

Even from the outside of 4014 Walnut St., you can hear the sound of beautiful music emitting from the Rotunda. With free admission and a small crowd of about 50 people, various forms of music [continue reading…]

Economy

Powelton Village: Drexel University Unveils Plan to Change Campus Layout

February 10, 2013 0

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 [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Powelton Village: Warmth for the Winter at Reed’s Coffee House

November 13, 2012 0

There was hardly breathing space at Reed’s Coffee and Tea House on 38th Street and Lancaster Avenue this past weekend as community members came out to support a clothing drive while they danced alongside Denise [continue reading…]

Powelton Village

Powelton Village: Drexel Alumni Fund New Community Center

October 24, 2012 0

Drexel is bringing a new community center to 35th and Spring Garden streets through a gift from alumni Dana Dornsife and her husband David. The aim of the Dana and David Dornsife Center for Neighborhood [continue reading…]

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Powelton Village: A Medley of Perspectives on One Block

October 16, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/51418346] FBI stakeouts, bombings and mysterious murders are all things you would find in the premise for a high revenue blockbuster hit. But those events can also be found in Powelton Village. The neighborhood, which [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Powelton Village: Second Friday is No Worse Than First

October 9, 2012 0

Most Philadelphians are escaping work and heading to happy hour around 5 p.m. on every second Friday of the month. But in Powelton Village, artists and non-artists alike are probably hitting the streets for their [continue reading…]

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Powelton Village: Publication Puts Communities on the Ground

October 3, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/50505611] If Philadelphia’s organizations could be personified, On the Ground would be known as a drifter. But for the past three months, this pilot organization of the publication Flying Kite has called 4017 Lancaster Ave. [continue reading…]

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