PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Community Development Corporationthat took over North Broad Street last year will reveal its strategic plan on Tuesday. “This strategic plan really represents what the community said they would like to see on North Broad,” says Shalimar Thomas, executive director of North Broad Renaissance. The voluntary special service district governs the area of North Broad Street [...]
Broad Street will be much more colorful than usual during the Democratic National Convention. The Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the DNC, in collaboration with The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), announced today a beautification project on the city’s main thoroughfare. Installation begins today, June 20th, and is expected to be completed in time [...]
By Shalimar Thomas Between 1970 and 2010, poverty along North Broad Street, from Spring Garden Street to Windrim Avenue, increased as high as 30 percent, a report by City Observatory noted. Today, as this area is poised for revitalization, many wonder how this underserved population will be affected and protected. I'm often asked how my [...]
Democratic National Convention Names South River Partners as Its Insurance Brokerage Firm PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) has selected South River Partners to insure the 2016 Democratic National Convention. South River Partners, a 100 percent minority-owned enterprise, presented an excellent, comprehensive, cost-effective proposal which incorporates local entities and is in line with the [...]
Is becoming a Philly homeowner on your New Year’s resolution list? Congrats! You have, quite clearly, chosen the best city. But unfortunately so have a lot of other savvy people, and those neighborhoods you saw profiled in the New York Times aren’t exactly cheap these days. The good news is that right outside the established [...]
Normally, Philadelphia’s mayor celebrates his inauguration with a fancy ball with lots of glitz and glamour. Not this mayor. On Monday night, legendary D.J. Jerry Blavat emceed what Mayor Jim Kenney called a block party at the Convention Center (Broad Street Atrium). It came complete with food trucks lining the sides of the free event. [...]
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