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Tacony: Community Development Starts With Cleaning Up

November 27, 2017Eric Michaels

Merchants along Torresdale Avenue in Tacony have started an effort to keep the entire community clean. The idea and movement began with help from the Tacony Community Development Corporation (CDC). “When a neighborhood isn’t clean,

Environment

Tacony: Community Makes 7000 Block of Erdrick Street Beautiful

October 26, 2017Eric Michaels

The 7000 block of Erdrick Street in Tacony is anxiously awaiting to find out if it will become the city’s Most Beautiful Block. And if you speak to any of the residents, they believe they’ve

Politics

Tacony: Businessman, Civic Leader Improving The Community In This Life And The Next

October 12, 2017Leah Murray and

Every time Joseph Sannutti steps outside his funeral home at 7101 Torresdale Ave., he stops and spends time talking with neighbors, colleagues and fellow Tacony residents. He seems to know everyone in the neighborhood. Sannutti

Arts and Entertainment

Northeast: Tacony and Holmesburg Seeking Revitalization with Business and History

May 9, 2013

[vimeo 65465622] Tacony and Holmesburg are neighboring communities that are seeking a better future for their residents. Their missions are similar but their focuses are different. Tacony is taking a business first approach while Holmesburg is

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