Topic: Fairmount
Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week in Philly we welcome PAX Unplugged, celebrate RockyFest, go shopping in Old City and Chestnut Hill, experience Black dancers and choreographers sharing history, catch rare live music and podcast shows
By Lauren McCutcheon and Christina GriffithCan We Just Rename Taney Street, Already?
A dedicated group of citizens has spent three years trying to change the name of the tiny Philadelphia street that honors a big non-Philadelphian racist. Why won’t their Councilmembers let it happen?
By Lauren McCutcheon15+ Indie Bookstores in Philadelphia We ❤️
Summer novels, banned books, literary classics, moving memoirs: Whatever you’re into reading, you’ll find it at one of Philadelphia’s independent bookstores
By Amber BurnsLetter from Fairmount
A neighbor of those lost in the tragic fire this week chronicles the horror, the sorrow and, fittingly, the community togetherness that has emerged
By Christine Speer LejeuneA Tree Ought to Grow in Philly
Trees increase health, safety, and air quality. So why doesn’t the city insist on planting more of them?
By Diana LindCity of Poetry
The city’s new Poet Laureate invites Philadelphians to see and make poetry happen everywhere
By Yolanda Wisher