Businesses and organizations
“Sandwiches” at St. Bridget’s: Quietly Feeding Our Hungry
A “special ops” team of volunteers is hard at work every Saturday morning, providing for our area’s poor & homeless. [more…]
Articles by Carolyn Fillmore
Uncategorized
The “Syc” and Stinky Trees of East Falls, Philadelphia
Quick Neighborhood Tree ID: Is that Tree Sick? What’s that Smell? [more…]
Development
St. Bridget Apartment/Parking Plan
Neighborhood FYI: This plan for re-purposing St. Bridget’s old school buildings into apartments was posted earlier this Fall. [more…]
Businesses and organizations
EPPI Concerns About Recent Sale to Senior Care Provider
What to do with the defunct Eastern PA Psychiatric Institute? Last month we said NO to a correctional facility and YES to cleaning up the spontaneous public dump in its parking lot, for starters. [more…]
Pets and wildlife
Lost & Found: The Incredible Story of Fats the Pitbull Mix
This happy ending is a tribute to crowd-sourcing, social media and our tight-knit, animal-loving community. [more…]