• Meet the Tacony High School Chef Helping Address Food Insecurity in Philadelphia

    Meet the Tacony High School Chef Helping Address Food Insecurity in Philadelphia

    Chef Javier Ramirez at Tacony Academy Charter High School serves hundreds of students every day and is helping tackle food insecurity in the process, writes Wakisha Bailey for CBS News Philadelphia. Ramirez makes sure that everything is made fresh. He even mixes in his own recipes within some of the meals. “As soon as they…

  • NTSB Releases Final Report on June 2023 I-95 Collapse

    NTSB Releases Final Report on June 2023 I-95 Collapse

    Nearly two years after the fatal I-95 collapse in Tacony, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its final report, writes 6abc Digital Staff. The report lists a number of factors that led to the highway collapse and subsequent truck crash that proceeded. In the report, it was founded that driver Nathan Moody was…

  • House of the Week: Historic Former Bank Turned Residence in Tacony

    House of the Week: Historic Former Bank Turned Residence in Tacony

    A historic former bank turned luxury residence with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms is available for sale in Tacony. The brick structure was originally Tacony Saving Fund Safe Deposit & Title Company on the first level, community library on the second level, and a lodge room on the third. It was converted into a residence…

  • House of the Week: Attractive Victorian in Tacony

    House of the Week: Attractive Victorian in Tacony

    An attractive Victorian home set on a picturesque lot with seven bedrooms and five bathrooms is available for sale in Tacony. Thanks to its timeless architecture, this exquisite 4500-square-foot residence effortlessly merges classic elegance with luxury. . . The property immediately impresses with its meticulously landscaped grounds and vibrant gardens, as well as a lovely…

  • Costello’s Boxing Club in Tacony Partners With Boxing Program For People With Down Syndrome

    Costello’s Boxing Club in Tacony Partners With Boxing Program For People With Down Syndrome

    Jack Costello Boxing Club has partnered with a unique boxing program to help individuals with Down syndrome learn to box, writes Kerith Gabriel for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  Down to Box, is a program founded in Wilmington, Delaware, that empowers people with Down syndrome to use boxing as a vehicle to work on their coordination, mental…