By Spirit Staff
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Sports in Bridesburg
Philadelphia Freedoms Pop-Up Tennis Tour Holds Clinic With Bridesburg Boys and Girls Club
On May 25th, the Philadelphia Freedoms Pop-Up Tennis Tour presented by UnitedHealthcare, in partnership with the Down the Line and Beyond Foundation, held its first clinic of the summer…
Spirit Staff | 06/01/2017 -
Fiction
FNA and Spirit News Partner Up for District Attorney Candidate Forum
The Fishtown Neighbors Association has partnered with Spirit News to host a Candidate Forum this year focused on the District Attorney’s Office. The Forum will be held at First Presbyterian…
Spirit Staff | 04/04/2017 -
News
Local Kids Participate in PAL Day
Photos by Chris Lyons, Police Athletic League of Philadelphia An all-time high participation of more than 34 youngsters "PAL-ed" around with government officials and experienced life in the workplace…
Spirit Staff | 02/16/2017 -
Community
LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day on Saturday, November 12
Join Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the Fairmount Park Conservancy as we clean, green, and celebrate Philly’s parks! We need 2,000 volunteer to help plant trees, collect leaves for compost,…
Spirit Staff | 11/03/2016 -
Community in Port Richmond
Taylor to Host Free Prescription Drug Take Back Event Oct. 22
In a move to better protect children and the environment from unused medications, Rep. John Taylor (R-Philadelphia) will sponsor a Drug Take Back Day. “Rates of prescription drug abuse are…
Spirit Staff | 10/21/2016 -
Community in Brewerytown
Donna Bullock to host ‘BrewFair,’ Celebrating Girard Avenue Commercial Corridor
In celebration of the contributions of the Girard Avenue Commercial Corridor and its surrounding neighborhoods, Brewerytown and Fairmount, state Rep. Donna Bullock, D-Phila., will host BrewFair from noon to…
Spirit Staff | 10/19/2016 -
Community in North Central
Dow Chemical, Habitat For Humanity Join In Building Philly’s Largest Local Habitat at Diamond Park
On September 21st, The Dow Chemical Company joined Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia for the first phase of the Diamond Park Build, Habitat’s largest local construction project culminating in twenty-one…
Spirit Staff | 10/19/2016 -
Community
Christmas for Our Veterans
It is that time of year already!! The American Legion Auxiliary Elm Tree Post #88, will be taking gifts to our veterans at Veterans Hospital and Veterans Nursing Home in…
Spirit Staff | 10/19/2016 -
Education in North Central
St. Malachy Catholic School Opens New Location
On Monday, October 17th, Independence Mission Schools (IMS), a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that provides transformative Catholic education to low-income students of all faiths, celebrated the official grand opening of the…
Spirit Staff | 10/19/2016 -
News in Port Richmond
Women’s Community Revitalization Cuts Ribbon on 36 New Townhomes in Port Richmond
The Women’s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) and partner Firm Hope Baptist Church cut the ribbon during a ceremony Friday at Grace Townhomes, a newly built residential development that brings…
Spirit Staff | 09/22/2016 -
Crime in Fishtown
Home Burglaries Notice in the 9th District
As reported by the Fairmount Civic Association, in early August there was a series of attempted and actual home burglaries where the perp entered through open windows during the…
Spirit Staff | 09/21/2016 -
Education in Fairmount
Bache-Martin Volunteers Needed
Bache-Martin Home and School is in the process of putting together a roster of volunteers at the school to help cover the front door at both school buildings. Right…
Spirit Staff | 09/21/2016