by Cari Bender | Dec 19, 2017 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
A mural on the B Street bridge in Kensington by Mural Arts Philadelphia. Photo by Steve Weinik for Mural Arts.Mural Arts Philadelphia is immersed in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia tackling issues around addiction through a storefront model using art to...
by Cari Bender | Nov 30, 2017 | Fairmount Park Conservancy
Hadas Kuznits from KYW Newsradio visited the Historic Houses of Fairmount Park for A Very Philly Christmas, highlighting the work of Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation at Woodford Mansion.
by Cari Bender | Nov 10, 2017 | Franklin Square
The Franklin Square Holiday Festival featuring the Electrical Spectacle Holiday Light Show presented by PECO got started bright and early on CBS3 with Jan Carabeo. Hot chocolate, fire pits, s’mores, and lots of sparkles!
by Cari Bender | Nov 9, 2017 | AIDS Fund
AIDS Fund and Southeast Northeast Philadelphia Arts Collective together created a first-time free event to bring the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Northeast Philadelphia.
by Cari Bender | Oct 9, 2017 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
PBS NewsHour’s Jeff Brown visited Philadelphia to discuss monuments for Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Monument Lab project. Meet the Executive Director of Mural Arts and several artists here.
by Cari Bender | May 9, 2017 | Franklin Square
The Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square returns for a second year. Penn Live shot some beautiful photos. And WHYY’s Newsworks captured the building of the more than 1,500 individual sculptures.
by Cari Bender | May 2, 2017 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Legendary television journalist Ed Bradley will receive a mural depicting his ground-breaking talent, in the neighborhood in West Philadelphia where he grew up. Mural Arts Philadelphia announced the project with Bradley’s wife on May 2, 2017.
by Cari Bender | Mar 22, 2017 | Mural Arts Philadelphia
Fox29’s Hank Flynn took a look at an older mural project, and a new one as well, as he examines “Love Letter” and “Sanctuary” by Mural Arts Philadelphia. Terrific projects by Steve ESPO Powers and James Burns.
by Cari Bender | Oct 16, 2016 | AIDS Fund
CBS3’s Cherri Gregg covered the 30th Annual AIDS Walk/Run Philly, highlighting the important work of AIDS Fund around HIV in the Greater Philadelphia Region.
by Cari Bender | Jul 24, 2016 | Mural Arts Program
Mural Arts gets the spotlight on the huge national show, CBS Sunday Morning. Reporter Anthony Mason and Producer Sari Aviv spent multiple days over six weeks shooting the story and meeting people who work with this renowned public art program.
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. […]