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Features in FishtownFishtown Beer Runners Go Global with International Beer Run
The Fishtown Beer Runners, the local running club founded by David April in 2007, hosted an “International Beer Run” through the streets of Philadelphia on Thursday, May 5. The event…
Michael Hanisco | 05/20/2016 -
Community in Strawberry MansionFREE LIBRARY FOCUS: Widener Branch In Strawberry Mansion Has Kids Living For the Library
Draped in a grey suit jacket, 15-year-old Musa Andrews stood in front of a room attempting to compete with the roar of children who had filed into rows of plastic…
Cindy Stansbury | 05/19/2016 -
DNC 2016 in KensingtonPhiladelphia Denies Kensington-Based Activists Permit for Economic Justice Rally at 2016 DNC
The City of Philadelphia has denied a permit application for an economic justice rally scheduled during this summer’s Democratic National Convention. Regardless, Kensington-based Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign…
Jack Grauer and Austin Nolen | 05/19/2016 -
Crime in FishtownFishtown Vehicle Vandalisms Highlight Disparity Between Experiencing and Reporting Crime
Next to Kensington Methodist Church at the corner of Marlborough and Richmond Streets, a green Chevrolet truck sits with its right passenger window smashed into tiny pieces, glass sprinkled on…
Paulina Malek | 05/19/2016 -
A&E in FairmountPHOTOS: Pop-up Shop, Art Installations Last Week at the Divine Lorraine
The doors to the iconic Divine Lorraine Hotel were opened on Wednesday, May 11 for the second iteration of a pop-up shop featuring clothing and housewares from Najeeb Sheikh’s Divine…
Patrick Clark | 05/18/2016 -
A&E in FishtownLive Through This: Fundraiser Held For Suicide Attempt Survivors at Art Machine Productions
On Friday, May 6, Dese'Rae L. Stage, a recent Fishtown transplant, held a fundraiser with help from Art Machine Productions (AMP) (1345 Frankford Ave) for her project, Live Through This.…
Matthew Albasi | 05/18/2016 -
FeaturesOp/Ed: Is the OPA’s New Property Tax Methodology Too Complex For It’s Own Good?
Recently, homeowners may have received a notice from the Philadelphia Office of Property Assessment (OPA) regarding a change in their property market values. OPA changed its methodology for valuing land,…
Ruokai Chen | 05/18/2016 -
A&E in FishtownGoodbye, Philadelphia Sculpture Gym: Fishtown Bids Farewell to Beloved Gallery, Makerspace
The Philadelphia Sculpture Gym (PSG) has kept Kensington’s tradition of metalworking alive through art and DIY workshops for the community. Spirit News has covered events like their blacksmithing class, which…
Ptah Gabrie | 05/18/2016 -
FeaturesAccu-Reggie Weather Forecast (May 18-May 24)
I’ve been very impressed with this pattern the last few weeks. Essentially, it’s been a winter-like pattern with cold air dumping out of Canada clashing with moisture from the south…
Max Pulcini | 05/18/2016 -
FeaturesThe Local Len: Fr. Daniel Berrigan
Long before the Occupy movement and the ascendancy of Bernie Sanders, there was Fr. Daniel Berrigan, the fiery Jesuit who rocked the then complacent American Catholic world with its ties…
Thom Nickels | 05/16/2016 -
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Penn’s Garden Development News
Here's the Latest on What’s Getting Built on Your Block Last month, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission voted six-to-four against a proposed bill that would rezone a plethora of Brewerytown…
Thomas Beck | 05/16/2016 -
Features in Fishtown#PhillyTreeTrek: Eagles Player Connor Barwin Helps Fishtown Family Plant Tree
Connor Barwin isn’t your typical pro football player — He rides his bike or takes SEPTA to and from practice, he likes attending local indie rock concerts, and he dresses…
Max Pulcini | 05/16/2016