Feel Good Fridays

FDR Park in South Philly is getting a new pop-up playground that was designed by young people and is being built by volunteers. It opens up for play on July 23.

From Wellness on the Waterfront to Summer Yoga Flow, Philly’s Race Street and Cherry Street Piers are full of fun, free outdoor workout classes this summer.

David Puryear is the iconic saxophonist who plays on the corner of 4th and Market in Old City, Philadelphia. He brings music and joy to the community.

We Walk PHL is getting Philadelphians moving in parks across the city. Residents are getting healthy and making connections through the power of walking.

Philadelphia-based photographer Shannon Collins aims to affirm and capture trans and nonbinary joy through Youthphoria photo project.

From volunteering to adopting, there are multiple ways to support animal rescue shelters. Summer is the perfect season to help dogs and cats in need.

Whether you’re experienced, or want to learn how to sew and quilt, the owner’s passion for fabric has her planning opportunities for adults and children.

Mia Ellen Ruggieri of Bala Cynwyd made 100 earrings to help raise money for people in Ukraine. She’s only 9 years old.

West Philly’s Neighborhood Bike Works teaches cyclists how to fix up their own bike through a DIY repair program called Bike Church.

Conscious Connections brings local couples together to talk about their love, communication, and much more. The show is hosted by Nicole Blackson.

The Wardrobe is a Philly thrift store that provides communities in need with free clothing. They work with returning citizens, immigrants, and more.

Modest Transitions is a place for sustainable creativity, community, and meditative making. The shop is a textile and fiber arts destination.

North Philly teens offer snapshots of life and art through the Shutterbugs photography program. Now, their photos are published in Motivos Magazine.

Lena Champlin, Jeremy Wortzel, and the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry wrote a children’s book about climate change and anxiety.

“Bad” Bennie Briscoe, a sanitation worker turned champion boxer, is one of the North Philly icons memorialized through the interactive installations.