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March 9, 2018 Christopher Malo 0

In the summer of 2017, through a generous donation from Lew and Janet Klein, PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com invited five former students (Jonathan Ginsburg, Jared Phillips, Ramona Roberts, Brianna Spause and Bob Stewart) to participate in a fellowship [Read More]

Crime

East Oak Lane: Organization Makes Use Of Green — and It Isn’t Talking Money

April 18, 2016 Talore G McBride 0

East Oak Lane, William Penn’s first neighborhood, is often called a “Green Country Town” and if you’ve taken a trip to this area, you would understand why. Most of the neighborhood’s streets are lined with beautiful, [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Old City: Gallery Highlights Unique Art of Wood Turning

April 11, 2016 Sarah Elizabeth Sweigart 0

As a lathe rotates the wood, an artist applies a carving tool to shape his or her masterpiece, careful not to make a mistake and have to change the piece or start over again. This subtractive art [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Five Places to Escape Philadelphia Without Leaving the City

September 29, 2014  0

The concrete jungle of Philadelphia can sometimes drive citygoers mad. Regardless of your love or hate for city life, sometimes you just need an escape. Whether it be to a park to collect your thoughts [Read More]

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Spring Clean Up for Wissahickon Valley Park

April 25, 2014  0

Winter 2013 to 2014 was one of Philadelphia’s roughest. Record breaking snow was the cause of many natural disasters including potholes, home damage and fallen trees. The Wissahickon Valley Park was especially affected with over [Read More]

Center City

Center City: Going Green with TreePhilly

April 25, 2014  0

It’s not always easy being green, but TreePhilly works to bring this color back into “The City of Arborly Love.” This organization is part of the Greenworks Philadelphia plan. TreePhilly and its events are partnered [Read More]

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Education

Southwest Philadelphia: UC Green Plants Trees and Hope

March 26, 2014 tub10245 0

https://vimeo.com/89486763] Southwest Philadelphia either contains or is directly surrounded by almost 1,200 acres of preserved natural land. The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, west of the Eastwick neighborhood, takes up 1,000 acres. Mt. [Read More]

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Government

Wynnefield: Wyndale Avenue Boasts Stability and a Councilman

April 4, 2013  1

https://vimeo.com/63189105] Coined by many residents as an “attractive block” the 5400 block of Wyndale Avenue stretches over a two-block span with over 60 homes and almost the same number of old, tall trees. This block [Read More]

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: Planters Made Community Green Despite Gray Weather

April 24, 2012  0

[vimeo 40894978 width=575 height=450] The miserable wet and cold did all it could to dampen the spirits of the Philly Tree Tenders as they attempted last weekend to spread green around Port Richmond. The spreading of [Read More]

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    May 27, 2022 Taylor Marie Carmichael 0
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    May 25, 2022 Nikhil Stride 0
  • North Philadelphia: Arts Collective Celebrates Community With Public Art
    May 23, 2022 Eve Campbell 0
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    May 20, 2022 Kennedy June Feindt 0
  • Society Hill: Local Vendors Gather at Headhouse Farmers Market
    May 18, 2022 Adam Christopher Kizun 0
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