Register to receive a free tree from the city
FROM GREENPHILLYBLOG.COMSpring’s just around the corner — here’s how to get your hands on a free tree to plant in your yard.Philadelphia’s Department of Parks & Recreation...
The determined DIVAs of Memphis Street Academy
The girls who participated in the D.I.V.A. Academy, led by Shalena Broaster (center, in pink). Broaster led the girls through exercises in self-esteem, and...
Fishtown man spearheads national anti-bullying movement
People from all over the country have already posted dozens of pictures on Syboll’s Facebook page of themselves “Doing the Syboll.” PHOTO COURTESY OF...
A community group gun ban: what do the River Wards think?
After one Police District Advisory Council in the city banned civilian members, even those with permits, from carrying guns to its meetings — it could be...
Henon holds outreach meeting for Bridesburg’s controversial Coke lot
A view of the now-vacant former Philadelphia Coke Co. lot, along he 4500 block of Richmond St.The first meeting of a citizens’ “working group” to...
The River Wards’ tax increases under the AVI
The River Wards are likely to see tax increases under the Actual Value Initiative: We’ve got the numbers by neighborhood and Zip Code.Property owners can...