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Community in Northern Liberties
Orkney Park a Burst of Green Against Northern Liberties Tide of Construction
When Mitch Deighan and his partner Mike moved to North Orkney Street in 1979, Northern Liberties was nothing like the up and coming place it is today. “There were many…
Max Weinstein | 06/30/2017 -
Community in Northern Liberties
Orange is the New Black: Liberty Lands Turns Orange for Gun Awareness
The perimeter of Liberty Lands was lined with vendors for the 2017 NoLibs Flea Market on Saturday, June 2. However, some didn’t come to buy or sell items; instead, they…
Shealyn Kilroy | 06/08/2017 -
Features in Northern Liberties
With Swim Club Stakeholders At Odds, Monarch Membership Holders Told Their Passes Will Be Honored at NoLibs Pool
Breaking up with a financial partner who you feel wronged you can be as painful as a bitter divorce. Last week, news spread that two men were locked in a…
Ptah Gabrie | 04/10/2017 -
Community in Northern Liberties
Brotherly Love: NoLibs Neighbor Gives a Man and His Dog a Second Chance
Sekou greets me at the front door of a modest row home on Cantrell Street in South Philadelphia. He’s dressed in gray sweats and red du-rag. He looks tired, but…
Michael Hanisco | 03/29/2017 -
History in Northern Liberties
Philadelphia’s Historian Leaves Philadelphia
Harry Kyriakodis is a man who knows the value of the past. The history of a building, an industry, a town enriches its present-day metamorphosis, just as the warm and…
Jacquie Mahon | 03/15/2017 -
A&E in Northern Liberties
Upcoming Political Poetry Reading at the Random Tea Room and Curiosity Shop in Northern Liberties
On Thursday, March 23, the Random Tea Room and Curiosity Shop at 713 North 4th Street in Northern Liberties will be hosting Poets for Peace, a spoken-word event that…
Thomas Beck | 03/15/2017 -
Education in Northern Liberties
Down the Line and Beyond Launch New Tennis Program at Bodine High School
During a meeting at Bodine High School (1101 North 4th Street) on Wednesday, February 15th, community leaders gathered to officially kick off the Down the Line and Beyond Foundation’s new…
James Rennie | 03/01/2017 -
History in Northern Liberties
KNOW YOUR HISTORY: Dougherty Bonded Warehouse
In the Riverwards stands an old warehouse that was constructed during the Civil War, and has remained on Front Street ever since. This past summer, the Historical Commission in Philadelphia…
Spencer Homan | 02/22/2017 -
A&E in Northern Liberties
LOCAL EVENTS: Festivals for Fun, Fundraising and Forgetting You’re Frozen
Let’s face it: winter stinks. Philadelphia’s biting cold air keeps you stuck inside for much of the season and the lack of sunlight can be maddening. At work, the…
Shealyn Kilroy | 02/10/2017 -
History in Northern Liberties
KNOW YOUR HISTORY: Happy Birthday, Edgar Allan Poe – January 19, 1809
Today is the birthday of one of the most talented, most troubled and most enigmatic American writers of the 19th century: Edgar Allan Poe. Because Poe lived in Philadelphia…
Thomas Beck | 01/19/2017 -
Opinion in Northern Liberties
The Local Lens: Poe’s NoLibs Legacy
The legacy of Edgar Allan Poe has become big business in Philly. Proof of this was evident during the Inaugural Poe Arts Festival at the Edgar Allan Poe National…
Thom Nickels | 01/05/2017 -
Community in Northern Liberties
The Scoop on Farmer Brown’s No Libs Chicken Coop
Most city folks would not expect a flock of chickens to be peacefully existing at 231 W. Wildey St., just a stone’s throw away from Liberties Walk and the swanky…
Ptah Gabrie | 12/21/2016