East Falls: Neighborhood Sees an Increase in Reckless Driving
An increase in fatal accidents in East Falls has brought light to the issue of reckless driving in the area and has brought community members to action. Earlier this year, there were three deaths in a...
View ArticleEast Falls: Chili Cook-Off Brings Community Together
The 10th annual East Falls Chili Cook-Off, held this weekend, brought together friends, families and local businesses for a night of competition and fun. The competition was held by the East Falls...
View ArticleEast Falls: Community Supports Local Poets
Sharon White and Elaine Terranova, both poets from Philadelphia, came to the Falls of Schuylkill Library this week to share their work with the community for National Poetry Month. White and Terranova...
View ArticleEast Falls: Public School Progresses Despite Challenges
The Thomas Mifflin School, located at 3624 Conrad St., continues to grow and improve its reputation in the community despite budget cuts. The implementation of an open-door policy has helped improve...
View ArticleEast Falls: Red House’s Mission is to Teach Self-Sufficiency
Teaching the community to be creative and self-sufficient is the driving force behind Red House, a nonprofit organization and sewing school all combined in a single space at 3733 Midvale Ave. in East...
View ArticleEast Falls: The Salvation Army Kroc Center Provides Arts and Music Opportunities
In an effort to expose more local children to the arts, the Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center joined forces with the New York Staff Band and Carol Jantsch of the Philadelphia Orchestra for a...
View ArticleManayunk: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours Come to Manayunk, Roxborough and...
From fused glass to woodworking, and hand weaving to encaustic mixed media, artists in the Manayunk, Roxborough and East Falls region participated in the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, putting art at...
View ArticleEast Falls: Local Performers Show Their Talent in a Community Concert
Music of all kinds resounded in East Falls as local residents sang, danced and played in the community concert. The East Falls Community Concert featured many talented local residents on Monday,...
View ArticleEast Falls: Schools Use Music and Martial Arts to Promote Positive Changes
Rawk U School of Music Rocks Music has been a part of Daniel Cullen’s life ever since he first picked up an acoustic guitar when he was 11 years old. Now Cullen has the opportunity to share his passion...
View ArticleEast Falls: Local Self-Taught Artists Run Own Businesses
Floral Designer Turns Childhood Memories Into Career Growing up in Minneapolis, Minn., Necoh Brewington-Mitchell was always surrounded by flowers, so it came as no surprise that flowers would remain in...
View ArticleEast Falls: Glassblowing for Diabetes
The Eastern Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will hold its annual Promise Ball on April 27. This year, the event will honor Sue Schick, CEO of UnitedHealthcare...
View ArticleEast Falls: Mary Kline Classic Brings Cancer Fight to Phila U
Some of the most highly recruited high school basketball players in the country came together at Philadelphia University Sunday night for the third annual Mary Kline Classic All-Star Memorial Event....
View ArticleEast Falls: Penn Charter Combines Art and Recycling
Below the Old Gym at William Penn Charter School, jumbo cardboard crates are filling up with discarded computers, printers and coffee makers; everything has a cord. There’s even an electric lawnmower....
View ArticleEast Falls: Annual Flea Market Set for June 15
McMichael Park will once again play host to the annual East Falls Flea Market being held this Saturday, June 15. The event, which is sponsored by the East Falls Community Council, will run from 9 a.m....
View ArticleNorthwest Philadelphia: The Joseph E. Coleman Library Closes For Repair
Sitting on the corner, at the intersection of Greene Street and Chelten Avenue, lies the Joseph E. Coleman library. Since January 25 of this year, the library has been closed due to electrical issues...
View ArticleEast Falls: Falls Flowers Makes Things a Little Bit Greener
Sustainability shows that it can serve as the centerpiece for many aspects of urban life, enticing Philadelphians to stop and smell the roses. Falls Flowers, located at 3421 Conrad Street in East...
View ArticleEast Falls: Old Academy Players Reach Milestone
The Old Academy Players have been situated on Indian Queen Lane for 91 years as of this year, and have put on performances from lesser-known playwrights to the Bard himself. They are getting ready to...
View ArticleWaterfront: More Than Just A Trail
As the rough winter of 2013-2014 gives way to warmer weather, Philadelphians and tourists alike have slowly popped up along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers like plant life getting its first glimpse...
View ArticleWissahickon Valley Park: Trash to Treasure
“I found a pregnancy test, not pregnant, which is the answer you want when you take a pregnancy test in the woods.” Bradley Maule has discovered some unusual trash while hiking through the Wissahickon...
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