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Sell Toxic Real Estate: An Exclusive Broker’s Guide

Want to get rich in real estate? What if I told you all you have to do is wait until toxic factories close and then sell houses nearby? It’s that…

PHOTOS: Philadelphia Marathon 2016

  “Run like you stole something!” a half-marathon spectator shouted as runners made their way through the hydration station at the intersection of Strawberry Mansion and Huntington Drives on Saturday,…

Karaoke Memories: A Week of Karaoke in Fishtown

It’s 8:30PM in the neighborhood on a quiet Sunday night. While many common folk start settling down for a new week, others are just now warming up their vocal chords.…

Rock 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,…

#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…

PHOTOS: Parks on Tap Stops By Powers Park in Port Richmond

This summer, Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation launched their Parks on Tap program, a mobile beer garden that will travel to parks across the city through October.…

BALDSPOT COMICS! (September 21, 2016)

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Sights and Sounds From Strawberry Mansion Day 2016

Words and Photos by Kaitlyn Moore   Starting at 9AM on Saturday, September 10th, community members gathered to celebrate a day full of festivities at Strawberry Mansion Day 2016.  …

PHOTOS: 10th Annual FBI-Strawberry Mansion Softball Game

Strawberry Mansion community members and the Philadelphia division of the FBI sat side by side on Tuesday, August 30, tying their cleats for the 10th annual “Step Up to the…

South Kensington Community Archive Shows Identity of a Neighborhood Through Photos

The Philly Block Project Archive is comprised of past and present photographs sourced from historical archives and from the individuals who call South Kensington home, uniting the residents to each…

LOCAL OPINION: How Have You Been Holding Up In the Summer Heat?

We ask community members how they’ve been holding up in the summer heat. Here's what they told us: Sterling Pennington: “I love the weather now but I’ve always been a…