Connor Showalter and Jade McKenzie check in on the Helping Hands Project as volunteers distributed donated clothes and food to homeless individuals on Saturday in Carroll Park. Frances Williams, who organizes the Helping Hands Project as part of the Do Over Ministry, hopes to find a permanent home so the project can expand. [Philadelphia Neighborhoods]
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Sustainable Design Competition to Rethink Rec Centers
The Delaware Valley Green Building Council’s 2012 Sustainable Design Competition asks students and young professionals to rethink four of Philly’s rec centers as green, community fixtures.
Mantua: Multimedia Mural Project Addresses Homelessness Among Children
The Mural Arts looks at housing as a human right with a project on the 3800 block or Mellon Street in Mantua. [Philadelphia Neighborhoods]
October 21-23: see here., tour gardens, plant orchards, curated street art, talk cities in image/imagination
Looking West: UPenn gets green energy program, Drexel’s John Fry and bio-wall, Immigration office to West Philly
It’s a crisp fall morning, and today promises nice weather for Occupy Philly‘s demonstrations outside City Hall, the unveiling of the Race Street Connector, and Night Market in Chinatown. Today, The Buzz looks west for news in and about West Philly. The University of Pennsylvania is starting a green energy research program thanks to a $13.6 million [...]
Mantua: Jannie’s Place Aims to Assist Homeless Women and Children
[PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS] Jannie’s Place marries affordable housing for homeless families with sustainable design on 40th Street.
Parkside: Bridge Reconstruction Begins; Neighborhood Hopes for Revitalization
[PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS] Bridges that connect parts of Parkside along 40th and 41st streets are finally being rebuilt, reconnecting Parkside to Mantua and University City.
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