On the Ground : Featured Stories

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Momentum behind the conversion of the Reading Viaduct into a functional green space is building, and local business owners know that means radical transformation for Callowhill. Will this high-profile amenity make or break the neighborhood?

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That's right, we've been publishing for half a decade. To mark the occasion, join us at the Trestle Inn in Callowhill for discounted drinks, snacks and tunes.

This treasured Chinatown North institution has a mission that continues to expand and evolve. As the organization looks to the future, it's all about community engagement and supporting people of color as they help lead Philly forward.

Michael and Jeniphur Pasquarello have been instrumental in transforming this post-industrial neighborhood, opening three restaurants -- Cafe Lift, Prohibition Taproom and Bufad -- since 2003. Now they're setting their sites on other changing areas. 

We're taking a couple weeks off, but we'll be back in the new year with more amazing Philadelphia stories -- and a five-year anniversary party.

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This creative placemaking project sparks conversations across the city. The teepee recently spent a sunny afternoon in West Philadelphia, providing a forum for kids to play and the community to converse.

From fresh produce to banking to heath services, the ShopRite of Parkside offers an astounding array of resources to the neighborhood. Now they're looking to take their community-based model even further with a jazz cafe. Is this the grocery store of the future?

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Check out these awesome upcoming events at A Poet Art Gallery, Flying Kite's home On the Ground in Parkside. Whether you're looking to check out local art or get info on going back to college, we've got you covered.

Led by a man with roots in the neighborhood, the latest effort to establish a Community Development Corporation in Parkside also aims to create Philly's first Energy Improvement District -- using electricity to power development and rebirth.

At EAT Cafe, local families will be able to pay-what-they-can and enjoy a delicious sit-down meal. This community restaurant, backed by Drexel and the Vetri Foundation, could serve as a model for how food can transform a community.

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