After four years of grown and learning, the nonprofit aimed at making Mighty Writers out of local school students will next month open a West Philadelphia outpost in Hawthorne Hall’s twin on Lancaster Avenue

Housing and community development advocates see block grants as key to neighborhood development, but funding would be cut substantially under the budget being considered by the House of Representatives. As the House votes today or tomorrow, the development of Lancaster Avenue and other projects hangs in the balance. Christopher Mote reports

The Hidden City Festival is over, and with that comes a grand prize winner in the #igers_philly_hiddencity Instagram contest. And that winner is . . .

As the Hidden City Festival winds down, the question “what’s next?” is perched on many a tongue at a number of the sites. Sandra Kalanyan talks with the People’s Emergency Center to find the answer at Hawthorne Hall. Featuring photos of Rabid Hands’ Society of Pythagoras installation by Peter Woodall and Brad Maule

  Last week, when we offered up a suggested driving route and Market-Frankford El/walking route, we neglected to offer up a bike route. Our bad! Now, thanks to the ever resourceful Brian James Kirk of Technically Philly, we’ve got one. Brian has selected seven of our nine sites that can be knocked out in one […]

The Hidden City Festival 2013 is set to kick off tomorrow, and for the opening weekend, a full slate of events is ready to drive it into high gear. Lee Tusman previews some of the options

Inside a gentle but elaborate curving row of buildings on Lancaster Avenue, the old Knights of Pythias lodge will soon entertain the Society of Pythagoras. Brad Maule previews the space at Hawthorne Hall that will host Rabid Hands’ project for the 2013 Festival