LoMo won the Garden of Distinction Award from the Philadelphia Horticulture Society. Jean Merritt (left) and Paula Werner (right) accepted the award on behalf of LoMo at the awards ceremony on November 14th. Recipients from all over city who create and maintain gardens of all shapes and sizes, types – flowers, vegetables, herbs – private … More LoMo at the PHS Garden of Distinction Award Ceremony

Attend this free workshop to receive a free rain barrel, a downspout planter for only $100, or $2000 towards patio permeable pavers. Or attend just to learn more about our water and sewer system. The PHS class instructor will begin the class at 6:30pm and it lasts about an hour. Go to phsonline.org/programs/rain-check to register … More PHS’s Rain Check Workshop/Free Water Barrel Class on December 12

Tuesday, November 22 12:00pm: Urban Health Collaborative lecture by Dr. Alan Marshall on developing neighborhood forecasts of demographic change and populations in poor health Free. 6:00pm: South Kensington November Community Meeting. Public. 7:00pm: ORCA General Meeting November 2016. Public. Wednesday, November 23 5:00 – 6:30pm: Holiday tree lighting at Philadelphia Museum of Art’s East Terrace. … More Events This Week From Plan Philly

Join Us! Nov 29th 5:30 PM Fix Houses. Improve Health. Join Healthy Rowhouse Project, Mayor Kenney and Council President Clarke as we discuss a plan for preserving Philadelphia’s rowhouses and improving the health of the Philadelphians who live there.  Find out how we can put public and private capital to work creating healthy homes. Drinks … More An Evening With the Healthy Rowhouse Project on November 29

Please join us this Wednesday for the next community meeting at Fumo Family Library.

Police officers Michael Duffy and Ace Delgado will be at Wal-Mart on Columbus Blvd with the 3rd Police District Advisory Council this & next Saturday, 11/12/16 & 11/19/16 from 9am to 4pm collecting toys for local school kids. Please consider stopping by with a donation. See flyer below.