December 15, 2010
Here’s an interesting map showing racial and ethnic population distribution in our part of Philadelphia (though it will also work for any town in the country) put together by the New York Times using 2005-2009 survey data. West Philly writer Patrick Kerkstra alerted us to this. The distribution in West Philly shouldn’t surprise anyone. Cedar Park, for example, shows up 47 percent white and 40 percent black. Walnut Hill is 60 percent black and 29 percent white.
The data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, not the 2010 Census itself. The data was released yesterday.
Thanks Patrick.
December 15, 2010
OK. Lets try this again. Anyone know where in West Philly this photo was taken. Extra credit for the year. Take a shot and leave a reply. Those who guess correctly will win … our unending admiration.
December 15, 2010
A reward is being offered for lost Lhasa Apso. He is mid-length and cream colored. He has been missing since Dec. 5 near or around the area of 59th and Catherine.
Contact Ruth at: comm-xqb4d-2113750283@craigslist.org
December 15, 2010
West Philly storyteller Juliet Hope Wayne is one of Philadelphia Weekly’s Noisemakers of the Year. The alternative weekly writes:
“Wayne has an uncanny talent for crafting anecdotes into exquisitely hilarious five-minute yarns she unravels with infectiously wicked glee. We won’t spoil the fun by revealing the punch lines but rest assured the story “Poundcake” can make anyone, especially anyone who’s ever spent time in the dark underbelly trenches of restaurant work, burst into uncontrollable fits of laughter approaching Double Rainbow levels.”
Wayne’s storytelling prowess has been featured most notably on The Moth podcast, which is a prime digital destination for storytellers these days. As the Weekly mentions, last year Wayne was the first woman named The Moth’s “grand slampion.”
Not bad for someone whose first attempt at storytelling before an audience brought on nerves so bad she threw up in the bathroom at the Japanese restaurant next door before taking the stage. Like most good storytellers, Juliet has that enviable ability to tell little yarns about her own life that make us laugh. I mean, like, out loud belly laugh. Oh yeah, and she had a drug problem.
December 15, 2010
A sampling of things going on today. There may be more in the happenings section (our ever-expanding listings). Send your listings to: editor [at] westphillylocal.com
• Advent concert • 7 p.m. • Saint Francis de Sales Parish • 4625 Springfield Ave. • Free
The annual Advent concert, Veni, Immanuel.
- Ayca Yasmin
• Ayca Yesim at Penn Museum • 6 p.m. • 3260 South St. • Free with regular admission donation.
Ayca Yesim is a Turkish music singer who performs in New York Philadelphia area. Classical Turkish music is a centuries old music tradition which was passed from generation to generation by means of personal training rather than through written instructions. Free with regular museum admission donation.
• Folk Arts Roundtable • 6 p.m. • Philadelphia Folklore Project • 735 S. 50th St. • Free/RSVPs required
PFP invites you to gather with artists and cultural workers committed to folk arts to discuss what is on your mind and share your experiences.
December 14, 2010
We came across this video, which includes interviews with longtime Walnut Hill residents, on the website of The Enterprise Center. Asia Ray, a West Philadelphia High School graduate, shot the film a couple of years ago during the Walnut Hill planning process. It has only become available recently on The Enterprise Center’s website. The piece provides a good perspective on the past, present and future of the neighborhood, which runs from Spruce to Market Streets, 45th to 52nd Streets.
This is Home: The Story of Walnut Hill from The Enterprise Center CDC on Vimeo.
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