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Economy

North Philadelphia: After Transition, Duckrey Finds a Strong Leader

June 1, 2016 Ryan C Snowden and Andreas M Dienner 0

When the School District of Philadelphia proposed 37 school closings in 2013, Tanner Duckrey Elementary School was scheduled to close its doors to roughly 300 students. Duckrey’s fate changed when the School Reform Commission narrowed […]

Education

North Central: Lynn Dorwaldt Uncovers History at the Wagner Institute

March 1, 2016 Victoria G Mier and Paige C Gross 0

Lynn Dorwaldt has always loved puzzles. “Word puzzles, crossword puzzles, logic puzzles,” she said. “I love the journey of trying to find the answer to something.” Dorwaldt, the librarian at the Wagner Free Institute of […]

Education

Education: Looking at What’s Next for Five Closed High Schools in Philadelphia

February 25, 2016 Matthew R Mcgraw 1

Education is one of the foundations of society, and yet schools in Philadelphia are hemorrhaging cash due to rising costs and stagnant revenues. Many have been forced to cut back on everything from school supplies […]

Francisville

North Philadelphia: Neighborhoods’ History Has Not Been Forgotten

February 1, 2016 Paige C Gross 0

The neighborhoods of North Philadelphia are home to a number of historical landmarks. Reminders of the area’s 17th- and 18th-century history are scattered across the changing neighborhoods of Francisville, Sharswood, Spring Garden and North Central. […]

Center City

City Hall: Perceived Distrust Factored Into Failure of NID

December 2, 2013  0

As Temple University’s students have continued to move further into the area around the college’s North Philadelphia campus, residents have increasingly complained about the constant noise and trash generated by students and developers. In response, […]

Economy

North Central: One Block, Two School Closures

May 6, 2013  1

[vimeo 65598762] North Central Philadelphia is being hit particularly hard by the School Reform Commission’s decision to close 23 schools, with five schools ordered to shut their doors at the end of the academic year. General […]

Economy

North Central: Residents Fear Purge by Private Developers

May 6, 2013  0

  After the controversy sparking proposal for a North Central Neighborhood Improvement District came to a halt last summer, issues surrounding property continue to brew tensions in North Central Philadelphia among longtime residents, private developers […]

Arts and Entertainment

North Central: Neighborhood Block Party Featured Local Music Talents

April 21, 2013  0

Good happenings and hype rolled among residents and college students attending a block party on the 1900 block of N. Gratz Street, in a continuation of Temple University’s “Spring Fling” 2012 during the university’s Alumni […]

North Central

North Central: Cecil B. Moore’s One-Man Car Wash

February 12, 2013  3

On a brisk Sunday evening, an advertisement reading: “Hand Car Wash $5.00,” stood at the intersection of 19th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Gregory Smalley, the service’s founder and only employee, decided to take […]

Education

North Central: Temple Students Gardening for Change

October 29, 2012  0

A group of friends at Temple University with a shared passion for gardening and helping improve the surrounding community planted an idea in 2009 that grew into the Temple Community Garden. These students, putting their […]

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