City unveils new report detailing the status of the Philadelphia Resilience Project
The City of Philadelphia released its most recent update on the Philadelphia Resilience Project last Wednesday, and it highlighted achievements made in areas such as increasing treatment options, reducing overdoses and reducing criminal activity...
Employment program geared toward those living with disabilities partners with South Philly grocery
Emerging artists and entrepreneurs living with disabilities gathered on Friday afternoon at Rowhouse Grocery, a community-based fresh food supplier at 17th and McKean streets.
Among locally grown produce, the blooming merchants sold their original print...
National tournament for pediatric cancer comes to Philly for first time
Traditionally, decathlons test the athletic abilities of just one individual.
However, the D10, a national sporting and philanthropic organization, has deconstructed the conventional routine, dispersing the 10 track and field contests among a team through...
South Philly native and GAMP graduate shines at the Tony Awards
When James T. Lane was a senior at the Girard Academic Music Program, a ritual spring musical was not slated for the performing arts school that year.
For a rising triple threat, Lane, a 1996...
CraftNOW celebrates 5th anniversary with announcement of new programs and events
From the Bok Building to 1241 Carpenter Studios and Artspace, South Philadelphia is amidst a renaissance of creativity.
The region’s recent artistic emergence could be partially attributed to CraftNOW Philadelphia, an organization connecting prominent institutions...
South Philadelphia celebrates World Refugee Day at Mifflin Square Park
Bantu choirs, Burmese dances and a myriad of other ethnic entertainment in between mustered at Mifflin Square Park last Thursday evening.
Scattered showers could not keep dozens of local neighbors away from the Philadelphia World...
Third district community crime bulletin – June 10 to 16
From June 10 to 16, there were two robberies throughout the 3rd Police District in South Philadelphia with one arrest, bringing 2019’s reported robbery totals to 116 with 33 arrests.
During this same time, there...
St. John’s 80-year-old nursery school faces possible termination
Five tiny graduates gathered in the sanctuary of the historic St. John’s Baptist Church, 1232 Tasker St, on Friday to solemnize their promotion to kindergarten.
The ceremony not only marked the completion of pre-k...
101-year-old woman looks back on life in Italy and South Philadelphia
During the 1950s, Anna Melone, a resident of 18th and Wolf streets, crossed the Atlantic Ocean with a collection of treasures from her hometown nestled along the outskirts of Rome.
On the 10-day journey, Melone...
Theatre Exile continues capital campaign for subterranean stage in Passyunk Square neighborhood
Comprised of a bakery and playground, the corner of 13th and Reed streets seems like an ordinary South Philly thoroughfare.
Buried beneath the intersection, though, an innovative performance space has been brewing for the...
