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Jane Golden, Founder and Executive Director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, spoke with PHILADELPHIA Today about growing up in Margate, New Jersey, where she fell in…
On May 23, Mural Arts Philadelphia celebrated the return of its annual Art Education Student Exhibition at the Icebox Project in Kensington.
The annual exhibition…
For much of his life, Roberto Lugo has used art as a way to communicate with others on a deeper, more personal level.
Now, he…
Hopeworks, the tech workforce development organization, has received a $1 million donation to expand its pool of fresh tech talent, writes Sarah Huffman for Technical…
The Soapbox, a West Philadelphia community print shop, has more than 3,000 zines while Temple University maintains thousands of zines in its Special Collections…
Mayor Cherelle Parker has spoken extensively about plans to improve Kensington, and the latest effort is now underway.
The Philadelphia Police Department has cleared an…
The Philadelphia-based canned cocktail brand, Surfside, is expanding across the United States and adding several new flavors, writes Franki Rudnesky for PhillyVoice.
Surfside has…
Chef Dionicio Jiménez is the creator of Cantina La Martina, a restaurant on Kensington that exists near the epicenter of the city’s opioid…
James Beard-nominated chef Dionicio Jiménez, of Kensington’s Cantina La Martina, is coming to Ambler with his second restaurant, writes Michael Klein for…
For the past nine years, Josh Santiago has run a three-days-a-week mobile barbershop, writes Max Marin for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Santiago is…
Odin Properties, the leading Philadelphia-based real estate company, has unveiled Collins Lofts, a new 86-unit residential development in the Harrowgate neighborhood.
Collins Lofts…
In May and July 1844, among the antebellum period’s bloodiest rioting took place here in Philadelphia, writes Zachary M. Schrag for The Encyclopedia of…
Councilmember Mike Driscoll recently introduced a package of legislation that would provide incentives to developers who want to build near public transit stations.
This is…
Now that Philadelphia has a new mayor and new public safety officials and things are improving, the city is hoping to change the negative narrative…
Movement Gyms, which already has a location in Callowhill is planning to open its second Philadelphia location in Kensington by the end of next year…
Philadelphia has a rich dining scene and each year, more new restaurants bring its own unique flavors to the scene, writes Kae Lani Palmisano and…
Cloud Cups recently opened its new flagship store in Kensington, writes Michaela Althouse for PhillyVoice.
The new store offers 36 gelato and sorbet flavors, grab…
Roz Pichardo, who lives and works in Kensington, has saved more than 2,200 lives over the years, writes Phaedra Trethan for USA Today.
She…
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