
Posts tagged with Southwest Philadelphia


Meet MK Glam, the Black hair care vending machines popping up in Philly ShopRites

Philly’s plan to treat gun violence as a public health crisis is getting an update with ideas from the community
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Philly is expanding street sweeping in April, and you can ask officials about it this week

Broken heater shuts down Kingsessing Rec Center after a month of repair delays

A hard look at the numbers behind 2021’s record gun violence in Philly, and an overview of what’s being done

Sinking in Southwest Philly: How Eastwick can survive the battle with urban flooding

Photos of the tire fire in Southwest Philly that sent plumes of smoke stretching for miles

Friends and family honor the life of Dominique Rem’mie Fells with a big West Philly block party

A giant circular floating deck is coming to the Schuylkill River next to Bartram’s Garden

How mental health pros intervene on a 911 call — what didn’t happen for Walter Wallace Jr.

South Philly rowhome blaze is the city’s sixth big fire this year

50 pretty new trash cans land on Philly streets — to be emptied by neighborhood volunteers

Across the Philly School District, lockdowns happen as frequently as every other day

12 fantastic holiday markets where you can shop local in Philly

Some neighborhoods get crime-fighting LED streetlights, but others must wait

West Philly neighborhood gets sleek new fitness center, thanks to cop who gives back

This Philly car collector beat Ralph Lauren and Sam Walton to be ranked No. 1 in the world
