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Anticipation for Flower Show at FDR Park
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society President Matt Rader delivers remarks at a news conference announcing details of the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show, which will be held at FDR Park June 5-13. Photo/Mark Zimmaro
In just a few months, and in much warmer temperatures, South Philly will host one of the city’s biggest events.
FDR Park on Pattison Avenue will welcome thousands of horticultural enthusiasts during the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show Habitat: Nature’s Masterpiece, which will be held outside for the first time in its nearly 200-year existence.
Produced by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the show first took place in 1829 and has been held annually, most recently at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The pandemic caused a shift to outdoors, and FDR Park was the happy recipient of the popular event that draws tourists from all over the world.
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Councilman Johnson, Philabundance and more team up for food and winter coat drive
“We decided to do a coat and food giveaway because we know that [in] this health pandemic, there are a lot of families who are in need of support,” said Johnson. “We know families are suffering and so this is the reason we re out here supporting the people of Point Breeze today with this coat and food giveaway.”
Point Breeze residents had the opportunity to get a hold of some new winter coats thanks to donations collected from TerraVida Holistic Centers. | Photo by Tom Beck.
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Marian Anderson Museum receives $5,000 check from office of Kenyatta Johnson
The house, which has been declared a historic landmark by the state of Pennsylvania and the United States Department of the Interior, was Anderson’s place of residence from 1924 to 1943.
Philadelphia City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson presents a $5,000 check to the National Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society. | Photo by Tom Beck.
City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson visited the historic National Marian Anderson Museum on Wednesday afternoon to present a $5,000 check to the museum’s CEO, Jillian Patricia Pirtle. The money comes at a critical time for the institution. Not only has the pandemic taken away the museum’s revenue strain, but the building suffered severe damage from burst pipes in the basement, which left the building flooded with three and a half feet of standing water.