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Month: June 2014

Economy

Newbold: Programs Employing People Helping Adults with Disabilities

June 30, 2014  0

Every day, more than 200 adults with intellectual disabilities from across greater Philadelphia get out of bed and go to work in part due to the efforts of the staff at Programs Employing People. The program, which started […]

Technology

Technically Philly: Philadelphia Center for Arts and Technology Hosts STEM Programs

June 30, 2014  0

On any given day, students at the Philadelphia Center for Arts and Technology may film and edit short documentaries, design the interior of a home online or, as Keisha Whatley’s 12-year-old son did recently, learn […]

Environment

Waterfront: Penn Treaty Park is a Green Block in an Urban Landscape

June 30, 2014  0

Philadelphia folklore suggests the turn of the 16th century brought along the founding of peace between local Native American Lenape Clan and one of the city’s most famous icons. Legend has it William Penn brokered a peace […]

Arts and Entertainment

Manayunk: Creative Space for Woodworkers

June 30, 2014  1

Woodworkers know the hobby is a time-consuming labor of love, one which can also chip away at your pockets. One cost-effective way to create hand crafted wooden items without breaking the bank is taking a […]

Featured Stories

Northwest: Building Interfaith Community by “Walking the Walk”

June 30, 2014  1

The Interfaith Center of Philadelphia was born 10 years ago when a handful of spiritual leaders from some of the major religions in Philadelphia came together with the intention to establish bonds across the diverse […]

Education

Poverty Beat: Philly Students Challenge Budget Cuts

June 30, 2014 Saleem Ahmed 0

Two years after Governor Tom Corbett’s initial budget cuts 23 of Philadelphia’s public schools closed their doors leaving students, parents and teachers to face the chaos of an over-burdened education system. Earlier this month, many […]

Crime

Kensington: McPherson Square Park Ditches the Needles, Welcomes Children

June 30, 2014  2

McPherson Square Park, more commonly known as “Needle Park” among the Kensington community, used to be a place of high drug usage and crime. Children weren’t safe, and the risk of getting stuck by a […]

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: World Cup Soccer Unites Ninth Street’s Thriving Latino Community

June 30, 2014  0

Latino pride is especially strong this summer in South Philadelphia, with this year’s FIFA World Cup being the talk of the neighborhood and capturing the attention of many locals, including the city’s growing Hispanic contingent. The global soccer tournament, […]

Bell's Corner

Rhawnhurst: Danger and Disease in Pennypack Creek

June 29, 2014  9

More than a dozen men, arms linked, spanned the Pennypack Creek. They trudged through the murky water looking for the body of a Father Judge High School student. The boy, Nicky Simonetti, 14, went missing […]

Germantown

Germantown: Drum Choir Promotes African Awareness

June 27, 2014  0

The sounds of drums playing could be heard all throughout the day and carried into the night. Hardly ever stopping for a short break, the drums beat on and on at the Ausar Auset Society […]

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