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Cedar Park, Education, Featured Stories, Featured Videos, School Closings: A Special Report »

May 7, 2013
Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell who represents the Philadelphia's Third District talks about the school closings.

One major, yet underexamined, issue in the publicly contentious process of closing schools is the psychological impact on young children.

More than half of the … Read the full story >>

Cedar Park, Economy, Entertainment, Music »

April 21, 2013
A customer at Marvelous browses through the vast collection of records Marvelous has for sale.

While most people today listen to their music on their smartphones or other MP3 devices, The Marvelous wants a revival of the old way of … Read the full story >>

Cedar Park, Education, West Philadelphia »

November 15, 2012
Director Alisha Berry stood in Camp Sojourner’s office next to a photo collage of particpants from its 2012 summer program.

Founded on the values of respect, diversity and collaboration, Camp Sojourner, the Girls’ Leadership Camp has continued to provide young girls from the ages of … Read the full story >>

Cedar Park, Featured Stories, West Philadelphia »

October 24, 2012
Co-owner Sam Davis worked on a bike in the shop's back room.

Sitting right on top of the historic Dock Street Brewery, inside of an old abandoned firehouse, is a bike shop. Firehouse Bicycles, located … Read the full story >>

Cedar Park, Education, Music, West Philadelphia »

September 26, 2012
Instructor Stephanie Hasselbach watched as one of her students practiced during a lesson.

Situated on the corner of 47th Street near Cedar Avenue sits a small 300-square-foot studio that teaches more than just piano.

The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano … Read the full story >>

Cedar Park, Education, Featured Stories, Housing, Sustainability »

September 21, 2012
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On 60th Street in West Philadelphia, the white building on the corner appears to be just another corner store, but a look inside reveals … Read the full story >>

Cedar Park, West Philadelphia »

September 12, 2012
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During the 2008 presidential election the Reclaim print shop printed thousands of Obama T-shirts for retail stores. That T-shirt production run helped catapult this small … Read the full story >>

Cedar Park, West Philadelphia »

June 25, 2012
Employee Walt Weber spoke passionately about the bookstore.

While strolling down Baltimore Avenue a pleasant stop is Bindlestiff Books located on the 4500 block. It is a quaint little bookstore stocked with many … Read the full story >>

Cedar Park, West Philadelphia »

June 22, 2012
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The Apple Storage building on the corner of 52nd and Willow streets in West Philadelphia will end its 10-year vacancy this fall. Plans have been approved to … Read the full story >>

Cedar Park, Health, West Philadelphia »

June 21, 2012
Michael Munson assisted a client during an exercise class.

Michael Munson, a Cedar Park resident for eight years, has always had a passion for physical fitness. While working as a chef in various restaurants … Read the full story >>