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Brewerytown, Economy, Fairmount »

October 19, 2011 (One Comment)
Kevin Moran is the Communication Director for the Fairmount CDC and handles all media relations.

Brewerytown and Fairmount Community Development Corporations have been working together to restore the greater business bureau in Brewerytown. The shared goal is to institute the … Read the full story >>

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September 24, 2011
Clothes-Pin's tent was there main base for collecting clothes on Sunday morning.

Do you ever wonder what happens to the clothes a runner sheds before he or she begins a race? Often times, the clothes will be … Read the full story >>

Art, Fairmount »

June 12, 2011
Artist Carole Loeffler took a step back and observed the progress of her Wish Tree.

In its second year, Art in the Open offered local artists the chance to showcase their work along the banks of the Schuylkill River, as … Read the full story >>

Entertainment, Fairmount, Music, North Philadelphia, Ridge Avenue »

May 28, 2011 (One Comment)
Workers at The Dell wait for customers to come by and purchase tickets.

Tucked inside Fairmount Park just off Ridge Avenue at West Huntingdon Street hides the Robin Hood Dell East, a venerable concert venue that has been … Read the full story >>

Fairmount, Featured Stories, Technology »

March 22, 2011
Stanley Pokras instructs Aisha Moody on how to clean her computer during a class at Nonprofit Technology Resources.

Nonprofit Technology Resources’ headquarters on Brandywine Street in Fairmount is located in a modest building with a small storefront sign reading “NTR Computer Thrift Store.” … Read the full story >>

Fairmount, Technology »

March 21, 2011
Melvin Bonilla instructs a customer at Nonprofit Technology Resources computer thrift store.

Nonprofit Technology Resources (NTR) located on the 1500 block of Brandywine Street strives to provide low-cost computers to Philadelphians while also changing lives.

A couple … Read the full story >>

Art, Fairmount »

June 17, 2010
Diedra Krieger's "Plastic Fantastic" project.

For the first time, Philadelphia hosted an outdoor art festival by the name of “Art in the Open.” From June 9-12, the festival allowed artists … Read the full story >>

Fairmount, Social issues »

May 30, 2010
Eastern State Penitentiary alumni gather for a group picture

“I had a thing for stealing cars,” Wesley Boyd declared. The crowd, mostly tourists with disposable cameras, laughed.

His favorite?

“1964 Mustang.”

Boyd, along with … Read the full story >>