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A&E in FishtownPHOTOS: The 2016 PFCU Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby and Arts Festival
The New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) and the East Kensington Neighbors Association (EKNA) teamed up for another year of the Philadelphia Federal Credit Union Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby and Arts Festival…
Spirit Staff | 05/25/2016 -
Features in FishtownFishtown Beer Runners Go Global with International Beer Run
The Fishtown Beer Runners, the local running club founded by David April in 2007, hosted an “International Beer Run” through the streets of Philadelphia on Thursday, May 5. The event…
Michael Hanisco | 05/20/2016 -
Crime in FishtownFishtown Vehicle Vandalisms Highlight Disparity Between Experiencing and Reporting Crime
Next to Kensington Methodist Church at the corner of Marlborough and Richmond Streets, a green Chevrolet truck sits with its right passenger window smashed into tiny pieces, glass sprinkled on…
Paulina Malek | 05/19/2016 -
A&E in FishtownLive Through This: Fundraiser Held For Suicide Attempt Survivors at Art Machine Productions
On Friday, May 6, Dese'Rae L. Stage, a recent Fishtown transplant, held a fundraiser with help from Art Machine Productions (AMP) (1345 Frankford Ave) for her project, Live Through This.…
Matthew Albasi | 05/18/2016 -
A&E in FishtownGoodbye, Philadelphia Sculpture Gym: Fishtown Bids Farewell to Beloved Gallery, Makerspace
The Philadelphia Sculpture Gym (PSG) has kept Kensington’s tradition of metalworking alive through art and DIY workshops for the community. Spirit News has covered events like their blacksmithing class, which…
Ptah Gabrie | 05/18/2016 -
Features in Fishtown#PhillyTreeTrek: Eagles Player Connor Barwin Helps Fishtown Family Plant Tree
Connor Barwin isn’t your typical pro football player — He rides his bike or takes SEPTA to and from practice, he likes attending local indie rock concerts, and he dresses…
Max Pulcini | 05/16/2016 -
Community in Fishtown26th District Honors Cops, Raises Money for Advisory Council at Annual Awards Banquet
On Friday, May 6, the 26th Police District held their 25th Annual Awards Banquet at the new SugarHouse Casino Event Center. This ticketed event raises money to benefit the 26th…
Ptah Gabrie | 05/16/2016 -
Features in FishtownMore Bikes and Coffee Beans for Fishtown
Fishtown Bikes - n - Beans opened quietly in October under the El tracks near the Girard stop on Front Street, in an area that’s changing character fast as new…
Jenny Willden | 05/12/2016 -
A&E in FishtownBattle of the Bee in the Riverwards
At 8PM this Friday, May 13, Johnny Brenda’s is holding an epic battle of wits — an adult spelling bee! The Head & The Hand Press is hosting the Philly…
Whitney Johnson | 05/11/2016 -
A&E in FishtownClimate Disrupted: Activists Put on Climate Change-Themed Art Show at Transport Cycles in Fishtown
Climate change is a polarizing issue that’s been working it’s way up to the political forefront for at least the past decade. The spotlight was brightened in 2006 when filmmaker…
Ptah Gabrie | 05/11/2016 -
A&E in FishtownLive at Adaire: Andrew Lipke & John Byrne in Concert
The raucous sounds of a rock concert reverberated around a Fishtown venue on Thursday night, April 28th — a common enough event in the neighborhood. But everything else about this…
Denis Devine | 05/05/2016 -
Education in FishtownComcast Cares Day Caps off “Historic Week” at Alexander Adaire Elementary School
More than 250 volunteers, most of them from right in the neighborhood, gathered in the schoolyard at Alexander Adaire Elementary School on Saturday morning on East Palmer Street in Fishtown.…
Michael Hanisco | 05/05/2016