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Community in FishtownSmall Business Owners Network To Bolster Local Commercial Corridor
In order to gain a better understanding of the business climate in the Fishtown area and identify the different challenges and opportunities presented before the neighborhood’s small business owners, Philadelphia…
Max Pulcini | 05/07/2014 -
A&E in Port Richmond
2014 Lehigh Avenue Arts Festival Set to Feature First Ever Philly Puff
While this may have been the winter of our discontent, the Portside Arts Center is dialing up the annual Lehigh Avenue Arts Festival a few months earlier than usual to…
Max Pulcini | 04/23/2014 -
Community in Fishtown
We’re All In This Together: Local Survey Give Forecast of Local Business Climate
Business is about making money— bottom-lines, profit margins, dollar signs. With budding commercial corridors developing along Girard and Frankford Avenues, Philadelphia Financial Credit Union (PFCU), New Kensington Community Development Corporation…
Max Pulcini | 04/16/2014 -
Community in FishtownFirst Presbyterian Church in Kensington Celebrates 200 Years
Old is a word that is often taken for granted—it’s used loosely and with little regard for what is actually old and antique. Example: A 20-something complaining about being old…
Max Pulcini | 03/12/2014 -
Community in Port RichmondA Birthday for Rose
To one, she is a living legend. To another, she is a saving grace. To a third, she's Aunt Rosie. But, if asked what she calls herself, she gently responds:…
Denise M. Krenski | 02/05/2014 -
Community in Fishtown
Giving Recognition Where Recognition is Due
Every neighborhood has a hometown hero. In Fishtown’s case, that champion might just be Nancy Bartelle. A Fishtown girl with genuine love for the community and those residing there, Bartelle…
Max Pulcini | 01/15/2014 -
A&E in Northern LibertiesGrasso’s Magic Theatre
Even at a young age, Joe Grasso was always fascinated by magic. He idolized entertainment greats like Doug Henning, Harry Houdini, Thurston and Blackstone. While Grasso never took up magic…
Max Pulcini | 02/13/2013 -
Community in KensingtonTeens For Jeans: Local Student Heads Up Donation Effort
For most high schoolers, senior year is enough to keep them busy. Standardized tests, college applications, homework, and friends take up plenty of time. Add to that sports and challenging…
Spirit Staff | 02/13/2013 -
Community in Port RichmondGiving Continues in the Memory of Port Richmond’s Matty Holmes
In August of 2008, the Riverwards community lost a beloved member. Matthew Holmes, affectionately known as Matty, was only 22 when he was killed in an accident at a steel…
Spirit Staff | 02/13/2013 -
Community in Port RichmondPort Richmond Rallies for Senior Housing
Over a hundred Port Richmond neighbors and multiple elected officials came out to Campbell Square on a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon to show their support for a senior housing project…
Kevin Musselman | 02/06/2013 -
Community in FishtownActual Value Initiative: Homeowners Be Prepared and Ask Questions
I am sure at this point you have heard about the city’s Actual Value Initiative (AVI), especially if you are a property owner in Philadelphia. These past few months, I have…
Jeff Kilpatrick | 06/27/2012 -
Community in KensingtonThe Trail is Illuminated!
Light Columns Unveiled at Columbia & Girard as a Beacon for Penn Treaty Park If you have driven down Girard Avenue over the past couple weeks, you may have noticed…
Jeff Kilpatrick | 06/27/2012