by Cari Bender | Sep 30, 2020 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia and Fair and Just Prosecution announced the public exhibition of the groundbreaking Artist-in-Residence program at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) featuring the creations of artist James “Yaya” Hough. The 10-month residency...
by Cari Bender | Aug 19, 2020 | Prevention Point
Prevention Point Philadelphia’s Syringe Services are highlighted in an important piece in TIME Magazine by Sanya Mansoor discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the opioid epidemic in the United States.
by Cari Bender | Jun 20, 2020 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
The CBS national morning show, CBS This Morning, featured the creative work of Mural Arts Philadelphia. pivoting during the pandemic to introduce Space Pads and other creative measures highlighting beauty and public health together. Mural Arts paid artists to create...
by Cari Bender | Jun 7, 2020 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Mural Arts Philadelphia removed the divisive Frank Rizzo mural in South Philadelphia in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests in Philadelphia and across the country. The Philadelphia Inquirer covered the story.
by Cari Bender | May 27, 2020 | Broad Street Ministry
Step Up to the Plate, a partnership of Broad Street Ministry, Prevention Point Philadelphia, Project Home and SEMAAC, is a food service distribution program begun in April 2020 to help individuals and families experiencing food or housing insecurity during the...
by Cari Bender | Nov 21, 2019 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Artist James “Yaya” Hough poses for photographs during a news conference in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Hough, who was sent to prison for life as a 17-year-old, has been chosen for a Mural Arts Philadelphia residency and will design a public...
by Cari Bender | Nov 4, 2019 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
CBS3 featured Malcolm Jenkins Mural Dedication in their daily news. Mural Arts Philadelphia and the Malcolm Jenkins Foundation dedicate a mural inspired by Drexel’s Young Dragon Summer Camp. Campers and Jenkins helped paint beautiful mural at Mantua playground...
by Cari Bender | Oct 20, 2019 | AIDS Fund
Photo by Molly Daly/KYW Newsradio AIDS Fund Philly’s 33rd Annual AIDS Walk brought thousands of people together and raised over $300,000 for the fight against AIDS. Molly Daly from KYW Newsradio covers the large community impact of the Philadelphia...
by Cari Bender | Oct 2, 2019 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Artists run through their building-sized nighttime video projections titled “Moon Viewing Platform (First Quarter Moon),” in The Cut, between 17 and 18th Streets, north of Callowhill Street October 1, 2019, one of the installation performances in advance of the...
by Cari Bender | Sep 19, 2019 | Historic Houses of Fairmount Park
Woodford Mansion in Fairmount Park was built by William Coleman, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, founder of University of Pennsylvania and the American Philosophical Society, and trusted confidant of Benjamin Franklin. Photo by Grace Dickinson/Inquirer Staff ...
Fairmount Park Conservancy’s restoration of Skew Arch Bridge featured in national Preservation MagazineNovember 1, 2025The very cool restoration of the Skew Arch Bridge along the historic Trolley Trail was undertaken by Fairmount Park Conservancy and featured in the national Preservation Magazine. […]
Once Upon A Nation Future Storyteller All Grown UpJuly 21, 2025WHYY highlights Zoe Levenstien, who spent several summers as a young student writing stories and presenting them during the Once Upon A Nation Future Storytellers Celebration. This summer, she's employed by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. to tell stories all week long at the Once Upon A Nation Storytelling Benches. […]
Fairmount Park Conservancy Completes First Phase of FDR Park RenovationJuly 11, 2025Billy Penn featured a terrific story on the opening of the Gateway Plaza at FDR Park, a project from Fairmount Park Conservancy that completes the first phase of the overall Park Plan. […]