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Brewerytown, Economy »

May 7, 2013
Owner J. Roger Powe III and his employees talk shop one month after iMunch opened.

For roughly three decades J. Roger Powe III had an itch.

After spending almost 20 years in broadcasting and marketing  Powe wanted to return to … Read the full story >>

Brewerytown, Fairmount, Francisville, Government, Social issues »

April 20, 2013 (One Comment)
Mayor Nutter addressed the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at Girard College on Thursday.

A public meeting was held Thursday to provide a forum for residents to respond to the Philadelphia Magazine article “Being White in Philly.” … Read the full story >>

Brewerytown, Fairmount »

April 8, 2013
Mackenzie Peet and Jenna Bartelt ate sandwiches at Rybread.

 

Rybread Cafe has plans to expand from its location at 2139 Fairmount Ave.

“We didn’t want to expand originally, but we had to in … Read the full story >>

Brewerytown, Featured Stories, Strawberry Mansion »

May 17, 2012 (One Comment)
Syreeta Martin shown with her two daughters.

Syreeta Martin graduated from Temple last week with a degree in journalism.

She and I didn’t get along that well at first, but she and … Read the full story >>

Brewerytown, Featured Stories, Social issues »

April 17, 2012
The youth board offered suggestions on what they would like to see in their community.

Square tables were pressed together for a conference at the Greater Brewerytown Development Corp. A dozen young men and one young female employee sat around … Read the full story >>

Brewerytown, Social issues, Sports »

April 11, 2012 (4 Comments)
James Carter established the Brewerytown Youth Baseball Program in 2007.

Many people consider baseball to be America’s great past-time, but evidence shows that inner-city youth may have moved on to other activities.

The number of … Read the full story >>

Brewerytown, Politics »

April 2, 2012
A political advertisement for St. Louis Numa. Numa is a Democrat running for a representative seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Before stepping into a booth, Pennsylvanians will now have to show identification to vote in the November election.

Republicans call it a measure protecting against … Read the full story >>

Brewerytown »

March 28, 2012 (One Comment)
Lonnie Cohen answered phone calls for the rec center.

At 1401 N. 26th St. in Brewerytown, the Athletic Recreation Center still stands tall.

After being built in the 1920s, the recreation center was one … Read the full story >>

Brewerytown, Fairhill, Germantown, Hunting Park, Kensington, Strawberry Mansion, West Philadelphia »

March 27, 2012
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Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched three new websites to focus on specific communities. Following are the new online editions, which will have news and information from … Read the full story >>

Art, Brewerytown, Fashion, Music »

March 21, 2012
Brewerytown residents walked down West Girard Avenue where the Brewerytown Spring Festival is held.

For the past three summers, Brewerytown has hosted the annual Art and Soul Food festival, a celebration of local food, art, music and fashion.

The … Read the full story >>