Tag: West Philadelphia
Oct. 30, 2020
Philadelphia community deals with the loss of Walter Wallace Jr.
The West Philadelphia community rises in protests after the death of Walter Wallace Jr. at the hands of the Philadelphia Police Department on Oct. 26.…
Feb. 28, 2020
Gentrification in West Philly continues to spread
The slow advancement of gentrification in West Philadelphia appears to have reached 52nd street, and many West Philly locals are unhappy. Talk of proposed improvements…
Jan. 10, 2020
School District of Philly and Drexel break major ground
On Dec. 9, Drexel celebrated with The School District of Philadelphia on the groundbreaking of a new West Philadelphia-based facility which will house two of…
Sep. 14, 2019
West Philadelphia’s best features lie just beyond campus
Drexel University’s and University of Pennsylvania’s campuses combine to create “University City,” which takes the form of an urban college town. They have the feel…
Apr. 12, 2019
EAT Café set to close, Drexel loses community tie
EAT Cafe, the community restaurant located just a few blocks from the heart of Drexel University, is soon set to close. What was opened as…
Feb. 1, 2018
Student assaulted in home on Race Street
Police are searching for a man suspected of sexually assaulting a Drexel University student in her apartment on the 3400 block of Race Street in…
May. 12, 2017
Learning Innovation at ExCITe Center
Drexel University’s ExCITe Center, a place for students to collaborate on projects at the intersection of design, engineering, and entrepreneurship, deployed a new program called…
Apr. 14, 2017
Neon sign museum illuminates street corner
When the first neon signs popped up in the former Firestone building on 32nd and Market streets, students began to wonder about the new purpose…
Mar. 3, 2017
Witnesses for Hunger photo gallery opens at EAT Cafe
On Feb. 21, Philadelphia-based advocacy project Witnesses to Hunger opened a photography exhibition at the pay-what-you-wish EAT Cafe, located at 3820 Lancaster Ave. Witnesses to…
Mar. 3, 2017
Crime Report from Feb. 10 to Feb. 24
The following crimes occurred on or near campus and were reported to The Triangle by the Drexel University Department of Public Safety between Feb. 10…