Ballet company and school have relocated to Shiloh Baptist Church

BalletFleming and the Philadelphia Ballet School have moved. Both the dance school and company are now located on the second floor of the Shiloh Baptist Church at 2040 Christian St. This move is a partnership with another Philadelphia-based dance company,

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Marian Anderson Recreation Center improvements expected to slide into home plate by June 20

If you’ve walked past Marian Anderson Recreation Center at 17th and Fitzwater any time during the past few months, you’ve seen a lot of construction work underway. That construction now has an expected completion date. The new MLB Urban Youth

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Friends of Chester Arthur raised $55,000 for school improvements at a recent fundraising auction

Friends of Chester Arthur, the community group working to improve the school at 20th and Catharine, just raised a pretty big chunk of money. At their recent Friends Night Out fundraising auction, $55,000 was raised to contribute towards the improvements

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Lincoln Square development in the works for northwest corner of Broad and Washington

While Blatstein’s massive development has been the talk of the town with a 32-story tower, rooftop village and 1,000 residential units being planned for Broad and Washington, it’s not the only development being planned for this intersection. Previous plans for

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South Philly ‘feelin the Bern’ as Bernie Sanders mural goes up at 22nd and Catharine – but it won’t be there forever

South Philly is truly “feelin’ the Bern.” Two street artists, Disto and Old Broads, are in the process of transforming the side of the building at 22nd and Catharine into a mural in honor of Democratic presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders.

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