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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 -
Family in FishtownMEN CAN: Lutheran Settlement House Hold Rally Against Domestic Violence
On Wednesday, October 5th, in Center City’s Board Game Art Park at 15th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, public officials gathered in collaboration with performers and staff for…
Jordyn Cordner | 10/13/2016 -
Family in Olde RichmondThank You, 26th Police District!
Anjelica Murat’s son, Brayden, 4, was having a bad day. After feeling sick the night before, Brayden had to be up early for school. His mother says that Brayden…
Spirit Staff | 10/12/2016 -
Education in FairmountBache-Martin Volunteers Needed
Bache-Martin Home and School is in the process of putting together a roster of volunteers at the school to help cover the front door at both school buildings. Right…
Spirit Staff | 09/21/2016 -
Family in FairmountTOMORROW: Kidchella Concert Coming to Smith Memorial Playground
For youngsters who are ready to rock, Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse will be hosting an event on Friday, July 15th: The 3rd annual Kidchella, an annual children’s concert. “[Kidchella]…
Jordyn Cordner | 07/14/2016 -
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 -
Community in FishtownFNA’s Monthly Meeting Highlights Parenting and Crime
The Fishtown Neighborhood Association’s (FNA) monthly meeting at the neighborhood’s recreation center on Wednesday, April 20th, highlighted a critical disparity. The meeting, partly focused on children and education, presented Friends…
Paulina Malek | 05/02/2016 -
Family in FishtownThe Murphy’s: Fishtown Siblings Recognized For Their Athletic Abilities
For many of us, having siblings is a blessing and a curse: We fight with them, we admire them and most importantly we love them… hopefully. This can be all…
Whitney Johnson | 04/22/2016 -
Family in Spring GardenJust Us Books: African American Children’s Book Fair at CCP
Books, books and more books, but it wasn’t in a library. Instead, the gymnasium at the Community College of Philadelphia hosted the 24th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair, where…
Danielle Nelson | 02/12/2016 -
FamilyPort Richmond Woman Finds Lost Engagement Ring Through Social Media
The holiday giving spirit seems to have spilled over into the new year in Philadelphia this week. According to NBC10, a stranger delivered a lost engagement ring back to its…
Thomas Weir | 01/05/2016 -
FamilyFamily Fun: How to Give Back in the Riverwards This Holiday Season
While waiting for the big man in the red suit to arrive on Christmas Eve, our family spends our time embracing the true meaning of the holiday season. Volunteering together…
Jenn Perry | 12/10/2015