Our 2026 Annual Planning Gathering will be on Saturday, January 10, 8AM–2:30PM, at the Media Community Center, 301 N Jackson St, Media 19063. You can enter the Borough parking lot off 4th Street between Monroe and Jackson; the Community Center is on the left (Monroe St side). There is free parking in the streets around
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Be part of Love Your Park Fall! Help us keep Tacony Creek Park clean and safe! Meet new friends and join neighbors to make Tacony Creek Park the wonderful community green space that our neighborhood deserves. All tools and supplies will be provided, including work gloves, snacks, and water. Please note: restrooms are not available
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Join the Lansdowne Economic Development Corporation, the businesses of Lansdowne, and Open Sound for Lansdowne Open Studio | Open Town | Open Sound, a free, walkable celebration of Lansdowne’s creative community. Explore open artist studios, live music, gallery exhibitions, sidewalk pop-ups, and special late-night business offerings in our charming downtown. What to Expect: 🖼 5
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The Junior League of Philadelphia is seeking dedicated prospective members who share its mission of promoting women’s empowerment within the community. The JLP will be hosting new member interest sessions throughout the summer where prospective members will hear from current members about JLP’s mission, key community service initiatives, and “why” they joined!
MoreMayor Kenney’s Commitment to Protected Bike Lanes Gaining SupportAfter a February announcement by Mayor Jim Kenney to add 30 miles of protected bike lanes to Philadelphia’s streets (and an announcement to create Philadelphia’s first-ever department of Complete Streets), advocates are pushing for progress. The urbanist PAC 5th Square is actively fundraising in order to galvanize
Morestory by Justin Klughillustrations by Nicholas Massarelli Furniture built from mushroom spores? Zero-energy houses? Dreamers and doers at our region’s colleges and universities are committing to a sustainable future where clean air and water, sensible energy use and social entrepreneurship are the norm. Here are six of the many products and services we saw that
MoreScience & Sustainability Academy Explorers CampThe Academy of Natural Sciences introduces two new educational camps this year for teens who love the great outdoors. In Invertebrate Camp, participants can meet live insects and learn about basic handling and care, get an up-close look at the animals from the academy’s invertebrate collection, venture into invertebrate-rich local
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Photo by JJ Tiziou Photography Studio 34 by Marilyn Anthony Our mind will deceive us,” says Angie Norris. “Our body will not.” Norris, 45, is the studio manager at West Philadelphia’s cherished health, wellness and community center, Studio 34. Soft-spoken, but full of thoughtful passion, Norris says that she sees too often how people fail
MoreIllustration by Kathleen White Game on by William Beisley It’s 8:30 p.m. and you’re walking home from dinner. You’re approaching a baseball field and, from a distance, you assume it’s a little league exhibition. As you get closer, however, you notice the first baseman has a beard, and the player on deck holds a thinly
MorePeople Like Me by Miyah Davis If I hadn’t walked onto a tennis court five years ago when I was 10 years old, Lord only knows what I’d be doing. Who knows who I would be. I am 15 now. I have a lot of childhood friends who are doing great—and I have a lot
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