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Everyone in Southwest knows Fred’s Water Ice and its founder and owner Fred Cooper.  He established his business here in 1988 as a retail and wholesale water ice supplier at […]

The area weather is forecasted to be mild and partly sunny for the 24th annual Southwest Pride Day on Saturday, September 15. The main focus will again be the gala […]

The Glenda Ann Christopher Memorial Park was founded and created by Community Activist, Greg Thompson. Mr. Thompson left Southwest in 1993, and he returned to the community in July 2017. […]

State Senator Anthony H. Williams and the Black Women in Sport Foundation (BWSF) will hold the 24th Annual Neighborhood to Neighborhood Street (N2N) Festival from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 p.m. […]

Just a reminder that the residents Of Southwest and nearby communities will begin gathering at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, September 14 at Clark Park off Woodland Avenue and 43rd Street […]

Of the 41 agencies in Philadelphia which will receive funding from the city’s Department of Human Services (DHS) $23 million Out-of-School Time program budget for the 2019-20 school year, four […]

Yet another team of young people from upper New York state visited Southwest last week to better appreciate our inner-city life and to grow spiritually.  Through work projects, bible study, fellowship, […]

Since 2010, many incentive programs have been developed as a means of encouraging healthy eating through dollar-for dollar match services for individuals using food assistance program benefits, such as Supplemental […]

Bridging the Gaps in an internship program through a collective of Philadelphia health professional schools that have joined Southwest CDC’s Patterson Summer Camp for many years to bring Health and […]

The Southwest celebrates its part of the city-wide Honey Bee Festival on Sunday, September 8 beginning at 4:00 p.m. Events will include an open hive demonstration, honey extractions, lots of […]