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Chester farm feeds the body and soul of a community
Chester's Ruth Bennett Community Farm is a vibrant oasis in a desert of dull brick and lifeless concrete.
5 years ago
All smiles, Philly Naked Bike Ride returns for 11th year
Smiles lit up the faces of pedestrians in Center City Saturday as they stopped in their tracks just after 5:30 p.m.
5 years ago
Philly’s Boathouse Row hosts 6,000 for Dîner en Blanc
By 6:30 p.m., thousands of celebrants in their pressed whites had gathered in the vicinity of the Art Museum.
5 years ago
50 years after Woodstock, David Crosby takes the Philly Folk Festival by storm
Fifty years to the day he performed at Woodstock, a weathered David Crosby stepped to the main stage of the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
5 years ago
Fire breathing and aerial stunts return to Philadelphia’s Laurel Hill Cemetery
The 6th annual Ghostly Circus brings more fire and daring acrobatic feats to Philadelphia’s historic Laurel Hill Cemetery while contemplating climate change
5 years ago
Nation’s birthday celebrated by thousands on the Parkway
Thousands flocked to the Parkway to enjoy a free concert and fireworks display for July 4th.
5 years ago
As shootings rise, celebrating life with ‘empowering’ water gun fight in Fairmount Park
About 100 people came out Sunday for a water gun fight in Fairmount Park, hosted by a group that hopes to redefine firearms as shootings rise in Philly.
5 years ago
Family hoedown keeps tradition alive at Kutztown Folk Festival
The nine-day festival draws more than 100,000 people from across the country.
5 years ago
Camden Puerto Rican parade passes tradition to a new generation
Camden's San Juan Bautista Parade and Festival continues its annual tradition on the waterfront.
5 years ago
Fans flock to the Troc for its final performance
The Filmore, The Met and World Cafe Live have all siphoned off the music fans who used to go to The Troc.
5 years ago
Philadelphia family helps people break their fast during Ramadan
The Dabbour family began to offer meals during Ramadan after an anonymous donor gave them the means to do so six years ago.
5 years ago
At Philly’s community gardens, growing frustration over their future
Volunteers work to keep gardens reclaimed from dumping grounds as green spaces open and available for neighborhood residents.
5 years ago
13th annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby puts city’s artists on parade
Philadelphia’s cycling creatives compete in a community parade for best costumes and best breakdown through the neighborhood.
5 years ago
Behind the scenes of Philadelphia’s Chinese Lantern Festival
At the beginning of April, 30 artists from Tianyu Arts and Culture traveled from China to Philadelphia to create the attractions for this year’s Chinese Lantern Festival.
5 years ago
Field of Dreams brings joy, baseball to Jersey shore town
Funded by donations and grants, the 16-year-old organization grew from an idea by Absecon resident Barry Hackett whose grandson Jacob is confined to a wheelchair.
5 years ago
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