Bethany Welch (shown above) is the founding director the St. Thomas Aquinas Center, an organization affiliated with the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church at 17th and Morris streets in South Philadelphia. The organization was created [continue reading…]
In 2012 plans for a large, conglomerate project between the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the City of Philadelphia started to take shape after the realization that the needs of city residents were outgrowing provided [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia Mummers Parade, which was first officially recognized by the city of Philadelphia on New Year’s Day of 1901, has long been one of the city’s most beloved cultural idiosyncrasies – but also one [continue reading…]
Street Soccer USA On any given night in the United States, there are approximately 564,708 people who are counted as homeless. On any given night in this country, there are also 39,907 unaccompanied youth between [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia Catholic League has long been recognized as one of the better basketball leagues in the state of Pennsylvania, let alone in the country. Former Philadelphia Inquirer high school writer and statistician Ted Silary [continue reading…]
Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School has been head coach Carl Arrigale’s only high school basketball home during the time he’s been involved with the sport. “Neumann is the only place I’ve ever [continue reading…]
There are very few political discussions that imagine Star Wars characters as Syrian refugees or compare Donald Trump to Jabba The Hutt. However, at 1812 Productions’ administrative office located in the Whitman section of South [continue reading…]
In 2015, Point Breeze has witnessed a seasonal pop-up beer garden and a bistro opening in the neighborhood where change is no longer just in housing development. As a neighborhood gentrifies, businesses follow suit. The Point Breeze [continue reading…]
As the temperatures dropped, local gardeners came out in droves to clean up their community garden before hanging up their racks, hoses, pruners and shovels for the season. The Southwark Queen Village Community Garden hosted [continue reading…]
The Design Movement is a home decor store located at 1229 Point Breeze Ave., and features a variety of vintage pieces and local artists’ artwork. The store held its grand opening Oct. 23. Sarah Raiburn (above), the [continue reading…]
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