Tag: Southwark

Queen Village: How Residents Helped Create the First Conservation District

January 19, 2016 pnadmin

It all started because there were too many garages in Queen Village. According to the co-chair of the Queen Village Neighbors Association zoning committee, Michael Hauptman, it was around 2006 or 2007 when the neighborhood started

Southwark: Latesha Vosacek Tries to Improve Quality of Life for Local Children

May 27, 2015

Latesha Vosacek (pictured above) is the director of after-school programs for the Southwark House location of United Communities Southeast Philadelphia, located on 101 Ellsworth St. The organization serves people of all ages residing in the

Amateur Sports: Vintage Baseball Looking to Breakout Across Philadelphia

October 21, 2014

Idyllic. Pure. Gentlemanly. These are the words used by Philadelphia Athletics left fielder Greg “Southwark” Stoloski to describe the game of vintage baseball. Vintage baseball is simply a re-creation of the sport as it was played

South Philadelphia: Diversity Helps Communities Grow Closer

July 6, 2012

[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