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Articles by Rossi Nico

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: The Next Great Voice Actor

April 21, 2018 Rossi Nico 0

While 21-year-old Joseph Casiano enjoys playing video games, and all things fantasy, he is also using those games to help accomplish his dreams. Casiano wants to be the next great voice actor and he believes [continue reading…]

Why We Love Coltrane by Ernel Martinez
Arts and Entertainment

Strawberry Mansion: Five Murals That Tell the Community’s Story

April 21, 2018 Rossi Nico 0

While in Strawberry Mansion one can see history everywhere. The Historic Strawberry Mansion is in Fairmount Park. An inexpensive and easy way to see the history of this community is to walk around and take [continue reading…]

Education

Strawberry Mansion: Kevin Upshur, Founder of the Strawberry Mansion Learning Center

April 21, 2018 Rossi Nico 4

Kevin Upshur, a longtime resident of Strawberry Mansion, has watched his neighborhood go through changes in his life. The biggest change? Upshur’s family owned and operated bar, was converted into the Strawberry Mansion Learning Center, [continue reading…]

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Philly Tutors Uses Fun and Games for Education

April 21, 2018 Rossi Nico 0

Billy Eisenberg always had a passion for learning and passing on knowledge. So, naturally, after college he became a teacher. In the summer of 2002, while teaching 7th grade social studies, Eisenberg began to tutor [continue reading…]

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