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Family in FishtownLutheran Settlement House’s CARES Offers Counseling and Mentoring Programs to Caregivers
For Katrina, being a caregiver for her father is the only option, as he lives out the last years of his life. But in front of several other caregivers…
Steve Bohnel | 02/16/2017 -
Community in FishtownFishtown Library and Rec Center Could Receive City Funding in Near Future
Just more than a block east of George and Garden Logan’s home sits the Fishtown Recreation Center, Fistown Library and the Lederer Pool. Each has served the Fishtown community…
Steve Bohnel | 02/15/2017 -
A&E in FishtownDominique Guarantees Laughter for Three Nights at Punch Line Philly
Whether it was her stand-up comedy, her role on "Chapelle’s Show" or her radio personality presence, Dominique’s jokes have probably made you laugh at some point in time. Laughter is…
Shealyn Kilroy | 02/15/2017 -
A&E in FishtownPunch Line Philly to Host Screening of Upcoming Documentary
On Monday, February 13th, Punch Line Philly will host a screening of an upcoming documentary entitled “Dying Laughing” to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation. The screening will begin at…
Thomas Beck | 02/10/2017 -
Community in FishtownZONING UPDATE: 1357 E. Columbia Project Approved by ZBA
More than an hour of testimony had been heard about various city properties on the 18th floor of the One Parkway Building at 1515 Arch St. Then, a location that…
Steve Bohnel | 02/09/2017 -
A&E in FishtownFebruary First Friday: A Night of Audio, Visual, and Lavatory Art
Early last week, Punxsutawney Phil saw six more weeks of winter in our future. We definitely felt the winter winds on February’s First Friday as we traversed the neighborhood…
Julia Jablonowski and Shealyn Kilroy | 02/08/2017 -
A&E in FishtownFaith and Art Come Together at Circle of Hope Gallery
The histories of Fishtown and the Circle of Hope Church (2007 Frankford Ave.), like the histories of art and religion, seem inextricably bound. Walk into a major museum such…
Sean Kearney | 02/02/2017 -
History in FishtownKNOW YOUR HISTORY: John Hewson and the American Revolution
Political ideologies that went against the status quo, as well as the aid of Benjamin Franklin, brought John Hewson to Philadelphia. Once Hewson was here, he made the greatest…
Spencer Homan | 01/26/2017 -
Local Business in FishtownHow a Fishtown Truck Driver Built a Toy Empire at J&J Video Games
In a repurposed standalone garage at the corner of Almond and Letterly Streets, antique and almost-antique toys of all sorts line the walls in towers, stacks, and piles leaving…
Sean Barrett | 01/26/2017 -
Local Business in FishtownMad Rex Set to Become Neighborhood’s First Post-Apocalyptic Themed Bar
Don’t worry, Fishtown. La Colombe doesn’t have to burn down and Frankford Avenue doesn’t need to be destroyed for you to get your post-apocalyptic fix. That feeling of decay…
Shealyn Kilroy | 01/26/2017 -
Community in FishtownIrreconcilable Differences: Spiritual InQueery’s Struggle to Breach the Gap Between Christian and Queer
Once a month Jonathen Wurzel posts on Facebook and puts up fliers to prepare for a meeting of individuals who are both Christian and queer. Spiritual InQueery, as it is…
Megan Matuzak | 01/25/2017 -
Health in FishtownMeet Lutheran Settlement House’s T’ai Chi Instructor Milton McGriff
For years Philadelphia native Milton McGriff has practiced and taught t’ai chi, a Chinese martial art. T’ai chi (or t’ai chi ch’uan, which translates to “supreme ultimate fist” or…
Thomas Beck | 01/20/2017