When mass layoffs ensue, creativity sparks for Philadelphia residents
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Philly resident Cassie Jones worked as a part-time manager at Painting With a Twist in Center City, a...
Heart of gold
If anything has been learned about River Wards residents and businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, it’s that while PPE may be in short supply,...
Feed the need
Last Thursday, more than 200 hams were handed out to residents in front of Grace Episcopal Church and the Incarnation in Port Richmond.
The hams...
Here’s how one Port Richmond deli helped animals during the pandemic
While much of America is finding ways to help people who’ve been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Joanie Thompson, an employee at Hecker’s Deli...
Staying safe
Usually, Susan Murphy is making hundreds of Fishtown- and Philly-centric tree ornaments, from Philadelphia Parking Authority violations to Fishtown’s self-proclaimed neighborhood beverage, Arctic Splash.
But...
Chipping in
The chips may be down, but the community served by Lutheran Settlement House is certainly not being left out.
The Fishtown-based nonprofit provides “life-sustaining” services,...