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CommunityLast Reminder About Local Love Your Park Cleanups Happening This Weekend
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…
Spirit Staff | 11/09/2016 -
CommunityNew Bike Lanes Coming to Stretch of 2nd Street in NoLibs
The Philadelphia Streets Department are in the process of installing a brand new bike lane on 2nd Street from Northern Liberties to Old City, helping to make the commute…
James Rennie | 11/03/2016 -
CommunityLOVE 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 Cecil B. MooreMillion Moms: Solidarity March Against Gun Violence and Police Brutality Held in North Philly
Thousands of mothers and families shut down the southbound lanes of North Broad Street on Sunday, October 16th to march in solidarity against gun violence and police brutality. The…
Ruthann Alexander | 10/26/2016 -
A&E in KensingtonGetting To Know S. Douglas Matlaga, Founder of Green Hill Art Services
It is an unassuming Kensington entryway with the building number spray-painted across a blue metal door. But it opens to the sweet smell of lumber and a vast expanse…
Jacquie Mahon | 10/26/2016 -
Community in FishtownAdaire Home & School Association Organizes “Walk-A-Thon” To Benefit Health and Wellness Classes
The sun was shining down on the streets of Fishtown on Sunday, October 23rd as parents, teachers and students alike all came together for the first ever “walk-a-thon” organized by…
James Rennie | 10/26/2016 -
Community in BrewerytownBrewFair 2016: Neighborhood Celebration Pops Up on West Girard During Love Your Avenue Week
Despite less than ideal weather, dozens of local residents and vendors came out for Saturday’s third-annual BrewFair at 27th Street and West Girard Avenue in Brewerytown. Hosted by State…
Ruthann Alexander | 10/26/2016 -
Community in Northern LibertiesNorthern Liberties Neighbors Association Celebrates 40 Years, Unveils Plans For New Rec Pavillion
In the 1970s, Northern Liberties was a neighborhood in transition. The breweries and factories that once sustained the area were on their way to permanently closing their doors. Many…
Ptah Gabrie | 10/26/2016 -
Community in Port RichmondTaylor 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 BrewerytownDonna 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 CentralDow 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 -
CommunityChristmas 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