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CommunityCommunity-Wide Cleanup – October 22nd
New Kensington Community Development Corporation is once again organizing an annual neighborhood-wide Fall Cleanup. This year, it’s on Saturday, October 22nd. Volunteers are to meet up with their favorite neighborhood…
Spirit Staff | 10/19/2016 -
Community in Cecil B. MooreFall Classic Basketball Game Tips Off Juvenile Justice Week
The bleachers at the MLK Recreation Center at 21st and Cecil B. Moore Avenue were packed as community members came out to see the 3rd annual Fall Classic All…
Kyle Noone | 10/19/2016 -
Community in FishtownNature Heroes: Fishtown Mom Starts “A Wildlife Discovery Garden” in Her Front Yard
Philadelphians are privy to many sights and sounds of big city America. If you leave the windows open on a cool fall night in the Riverwards, you may catch…
Ptah Gabrie | 10/19/2016 -
CommunityPTSSD Announces More Than $50,000 in Grants During September 2016 Meeting
The Penn Treaty Special Services District (Penn Treaty SSD) announced Grants and Sponsorships to the following recipients: Friends of the Doughboy (co-sponsored by Kensington AmVets Post146) – $18,348– to support…
Spirit Staff | 10/12/2016 -
Community in HarrowgateGun Lock Giveaway at Heitzman Rec
On October 4th, Assistant Chief of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office Danielle Walsh and the office's Victim Witness Coordinator Daniela Chacon participated in a Gun-Lock Giveaway at the Heitzman…
Spirit Staff | 10/12/2016 -
Community in Temple UniversityTemple University’s New Party Policy Has Begun to Take Effect
For a long time now, many of the residents of North Philadelphia who live within the vicinity of Temple University have voiced their complaints with regard to rowdy student…
Thomas Beck | 10/12/2016 -
Community in FishtownGroundbreaking: Playground Renovations to Start at Penn Treaty Park
On Tuesday, September 27, Penn Treaty Park was filled with city officials, Friends of Penn Treaty Park, and students from Adaire, Hackett, and Saint Laurentius schools to celebrate the…
Kaitlyn Moore | 10/05/2016 -
Community in Temple UniversityStadium Stompers Update: Where Things Currently Stand With Proposed Temple Stadium
The proposed Temple University football stadium remains a contentious issue city-wide, with Fox Sports, Comcast SportsNet, Yahoo and ESPN all reporting that the board of trustees are stalling on the…
Payne Schroeder | 10/05/2016 -
Community in Fishtown3 Temple Professors Want You to Celebrate Where You Live — the Rowhouse!
The rowhouse — you walk, drive or bike past hundreds of them on a day. Heck — many, if not all, of you live in them. As the ubiquitous…
Amy Strauss | 10/05/2016 -
Community in KensingtonRock to the Future and Eagles Players Cleanup Pop’s Park
Last week, Bennie Logan, Rodney McLeod, and Jalen Mills of the Philadelphia Eagles joined students from Rock to the Future’s MusiCore afterschool program for a “Rock the Block” Cleanup. Together,…
Spirit Staff | 09/29/2016 -
Community in KensingtonCouncilman Squilla, Parks & Rec, PWD Outline Plans for Pop’s Park in East Kensington
Pop’s Park is one step closer to its projected renaissance. On the evening of September 20th, the Friends of Pop’s Park held a meeting on the grounds which featured…
John Henry Scott | 09/29/2016 -
Community#Love4Logan: Dance Studio Holds Fundraiser for Pediatric Brain Cancer Victim
On Sunday, September 25, community members gathered together to celebrate the life of Logan Gibbs, an aspiring dancer who passed away due to brain cancer in August 2016 at…
Kaitlyn Moore | 09/28/2016