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Queen Village: Community Finds Alternative Ways to Recycle

December 22, 2016 Kylie M Winkler 0

Queen Village is doing its best to transform into Clean Village, an environmentally conscientious neighborhood. In hopes of living in a greener city, residents are doing what they can to make changes in their everyday lives […]

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Queen Village: Artists Draw On Their Talents To Engage, Improve Community

November 28, 2016 Marissa N Giletto 0

Art is being taught, seen and bought in a plethora of ways in Queen Village. The Fleisher Art Memorial, which is one of the oldest community art schools in the country, has more than 70 […]

Queen Village

Queen Village: QVK9 Gives Dogs a Social Playground at Mario Lanza Park

October 5, 2016 Kylie M Winkler and Marissa N Giletto 0

They may be known as man’s best friend, but pups might not be the first thing that come to mind when sorting out community affairs. However, that’s not the case in Queen Village. Jaclyn Kelly […]

Bella Vista

Queen Village: Five Can’t-Miss Places Around South Street

October 3, 2016 Marissa N Giletto and Kylie M Winkler 0

South Street, which serves as the northern border for Queen Village, Hawthorne and Bella Vista, is an urban melting pot. Located just southeast of Center City, the corridor has a unique edge and several can’t-miss […]

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Sustainable Living: Five Eco-Friendly Businesses in Philadelphia

May 25, 2016 Daniel John Newhart and Alexa R Zizzi 0

When a business is sustainable, its practices demonstrate how to make a profit while also promoting, addressing and being conscious of environmental issues. Here are a few businesses that focus their mission not only on making money but […]

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 […]

Bella Vista

South Philadelphia: Influx of Youth, Dwindling Faith and a Shifting Cultural Melting Pot

December 18, 2014  0

The idea of South Philadelphia generates several common images of cheesesteaks, rabid sports fans and scenes of Rocky Balboa running through the Italian Market. The South Philadelphia area, particularly east of Broad Street, had been […]

Queen Village

Queen Village: History of Old Swedes Shapes Its Future

November 12, 2014  0

When William Penn was designing Philadelphia, he mapped out his ideal city by using a grid system. Modern day Philadelphia greatly differs from Franklin’s plans but his first assigned plot of land remains in existence […]

Bella Vista

Queen Village: A Modern Makeover for Fabric Row

November 3, 2014  0

Business owners on South Fourth Street have been actively working with the Headhouse District on an ongoing streetscape project. Located between South and Catherine Streets, the area is well-known as Historic Fabric Row. It became a hot spot for Jewish […]

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Queen Village: Gloria Dei is More Than a Church

October 29, 2014  0

Want to hang out with a few of your church leaders from Gloria Dei the Old Swedes’ Episcopal Church? Look for them at the bar. “We grew the hops ourselves,” said Paula Minacci, one of […]

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