South Philadelphia

The Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League held its annual Skills Day over this past weekend. This signature event is the league’s kickoff event designed to provide an introduction of the rules for rookies, to welcome rookies into the

Backpacks, notebooks and pencils are standard items on’ back-to-school lists for young students. With lists of needed items often being long, some families struggle to send their children off for that first day of school

[vimeo 45153781] South Philadelphia is one of the most culturally and economically diverse regions of the city, but that has not stopped its residents from forming tight-knit communities. “South Philadelphia used to be one big neighborhood

https://vimeo.com/44239089] The St. Moran’s Church has spent the last 40 years bringing the sights, sounds and tastes of Lebanese culture to South Philadelphia. Last week the church, located on the 1000 block of Ellsworth Street,

https://vimeo.com/43919159] Tucked away on the eastern edge of Queen Village the residents of the 100 block of Fitzwater Street act more like family than as just neighbors. “This is the first and only house I

Nobody likes when something cherished is taken away. So it’s understandable that residents were distraught last October when they learned that Autumn, a mural by David Guinn that overlooked a parking lot on the 600

https://vimeo.com/43801550] Mark al Simon has a simple request for his South Philadelphia community, which continues to change. “All I ask is we respect each other. From the beginning it was the Irish, then the Italians.

https://vimeo.com/43392422] The Queen Village Neighbors Association has big plans for Weccacoe Playground. A decade ago residents referred to the playground, a public park on the 400 block of Catherine Street, as “Broken Glass Park,” but