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North Philly Land Trust Renovates Homes for Low-Cost Rentals

A community land trust operated by the North Philadelphia nonprofit Esperanza is acquiring deteriorated rowhomes and converting them into renovated, below-market rental housing in eastern North Philadelphia. The initiative...

Lucky Duck Opens on Delaware River Waterfront in Philly

On a stretch of the Delaware River that has seen little nightlife activity since Festival Pier closed, a new bar has opened its doors. Lucky Duck began serving customers...

LSH finds a way

Although the Lutheran Settlement House lost about $374,000 in state funding for its 30-year-old Community Education and Employment Department, newly found funding will keep...

Northern Liberties shop owner uses ‘Duke’ — his dog — as inspiration

Matt Godfrey / For the StarDuke & Winston owner Seun Olubodun folds t-shirts at his showroom in Northern Liberties.There’s no question that starting your...

Remembering Seamus

Every day, Seamus O’Neill wore a golden crucifix around his neck.And every St. Patrick’s Day, he wore a tuxedo.Seamus O’Neill was murdered in 2008. These days...

Fighting crime in the riverwards…together

Throughout the riverwards, neighborhood organizations and community groups have long strived to make the region a safer place.Now, many have banded together to create the...

A tribute to players who broke baseball’s boundaries

It’s fair to say that Jerry Franklin, branch manager of the Richmond Library, is a devoted baseball fan.A baseball-memorabilia collector since his youth, Franklin has...

A career ‘alternative’ for former union organizer

In 2003, Kensington resident Ronald Jablonski retired after 42 years as a sheet-metal worker and union organizer.But it hardly has been a traditional retirement.Instead,...
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