A 1997 sale of tax liens by the city delivered a short-term cash infusion, but continues to create uncertainty in neighborhoods where long-vacant land had been targeted for gardens or development. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
As the release states, the grant enables Walnut Street Theatre to provide a limited number of $10 tickets for mainstage performances this season to increase access to live theatre for community members, with special outreach efforts to those who have been most affected by the pandemic. | From: Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)
In mid-September, Philadelphia’s Down North Pizza won praise for being one of the best restaurants in the country from Bon Appétit Magazine and Good Morning America. Executive chef Michael Carter was featured prominently, dishing up Detroit-style pizza and talking about the restaurant’s mission to staff the operation with only formerly incarcerated people. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Launched in August, the app pays workers to clean up Philadelphia streets.
“People are definitely clamoring to get involved, support it, and help clean up the streets through Glitter,” she said. “We’re very excited about that.” | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
The new location will bring a garage, two greenhouses, two-plus acres of land, a historic springhouse, and a residence. With the new space, Christa plans to hire a network of new employees and launch the FarmerJawn and Friends Foundation Fund. It is a new non-profit that will teach two farmers each season how to run an urban farm enterprise while completing a Community Supported Agriculture (“CSA”) program. | From: Germantown Info Hub (Read more.)
The Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia’s waitlist for counseling services has grown sevenfold over the past year, as the city has experienced historic levels of shootings and homicides. So when the organization was deciding what to do with its West Philadelphia office, shuttered since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, it decided to invite other groups into the space. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
Penn Medicine rolled into the West Lehigh neighborhood to provide free 3D mammograms for women over 40 who are in need. Staff on the screening bus provided individual 10-minute screenings, a private changing room, and Spanish translation services. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
A South Jersey restaurateur felt a kinship with the Afghan evacuees arriving in Philadelphia, and he didn’t hesitate to step away from his thriving business when asked to help. | From: Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)
Odabu is a queer and trans-affirming space that offers barbering and a botanical product line. The space provides a one-of-a-kind experience to its patrons and sets up a space that lets people be vulnerable. It’s a space that allows queer people to exist outside of their safe-havens. | From: Germantown Info Hub (Read more.)
Earlier this month, the start of a major tree-planting project coordinated by Riverfront North Partnership (RNP) and Tookany/Tacony-Frankford (TTF) Watershed Partnership supported by the Arbor Day Foundation kicked off. As the world’s largest nonprofit tree-planting organization, Arbor Day linked up with the two nonprofits to plant 200 trees along the Pennypack Creek. The project was in full swing last weekend and will continue into this Saturday, Oct. 23. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
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