by Cari Bender | Apr 27, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
The Mural Arts Program’s huge 50,000 square foot mural is in the beginning stages of installation at the Philadelphia International Airport. Peter Crimmins from WHYY captures the reactions of several of the dancers featured in the mural. See Peter’s story...
by Cari Bender | Mar 30, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
The Mural Arts Program knows people deserve a second chance. Monica Yant Kinney writes a terrific piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer: “The one place I know I can find ex-offenders learning and earning: the Restorative Justice project at the city’s Mural...
by Cari Bender | Mar 21, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
David Warner from Reuters writes a great profile of the Mural Arts Program that runs internationally on the wire service. “In addition to beautifying the city and raising its international status, the murals have helped troubled youths and prisoners who have...
by Cari Bender | Feb 25, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
6abc’s Lisa Thomas-Laury reports It was such a treat to have the classiest reporter in Philadelphia cover this story. Lisa loved seeing the new Mural Arts Program African American Collection unveiled, and gives viewers a real taste of the depth of this...
by Cari Bender | Feb 24, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
from Philly.com The masterful Sarah Glover creates a beautiful video to accompany the Inquirer and Daily News special section on the Mural Arts Program’s Albert M. Greenfield African American Iconic Images Collection.
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. […]