The LGBTQ community in Philadelphia annually celebrates National Coming Out Week with a huge block party accurately named "Outfest." This celebration happens to be the world's largest National Coming Out Day celebration, providing the perfect setting to ask some people in the community about their coming out stories and how coming out has changed them and... Continue Reading →
The Growth of the Gayborhood Through the Midtown Fall Festival
Midtown Village is one of the most historic parts of Philadelphia, but many do not associate it with the great past this city holds. This is where Ben Franklin conducted his kite experiment on 12th and Chestnut, the birthplace of Stetson Hats, and even was home to the very first public library. What this area has... Continue Reading →
The Effort Of Renovations
William Penn founded Philadelphia with the intentions of continuing his love of London’s neighborhoods. Philadelphia has been called “the City of Homes” to “the City of Residences,” but now is being established as the “City of Neighborhoods,” as Penn once dreamed. While the total population of people moving into the city of Philadelphia and its... Continue Reading →