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Month: March 2010

Social Issues

Strawberry Mansion: A Glimpse of 27th and Arizona

March 5, 2010 4

https://vimeo.com/18391454] The 2700 block of Arizona Street is just another block in Strawberry Mansion. No stores, no thugs, no drugs…and hardly any houses. Twenty years ago it was nothing like this. Even 10 years ago, [continue reading…]

Feltonville: Block Boasts Diversity
Feltonville

Feltonville: Block Boasts Diversity

March 5, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/20374200] Bob Krawtchuk looks out at his block after checking on the grapevines in his backyard. He points to the various houses stating which ones used to be owned by Polish, Jewish or German owners.   [continue reading…]

Social Issues

Fighting Hunger in Philadelphia

March 5, 2010 5

https://vimeo.com/18395140] The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger is doing all it can to fight hunger in Philadelphia. Hunger is a big problem in Philadelphia as more than one in four residents is considered at risk [continue reading…]

Fairhill

Fairhill: Spells Writing Center Aims To Spark Creativity

March 5, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/18393797] The activity on Germantown Avenue in the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia never rests. It pulses to the vibrating beats that resonate from the record stores selling the latest Jay-Z album and the carefully [continue reading…]

History

Nicetown-Tioga: Temple Hospital Changed the Neighborhood and Not Necessarily for the Better

March 4, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/18394198] Turning the corner onto the 3500 block of North Carlisle Street, which runs directly behind the new Temple University Medical School building, one is met with noisy, powerful gusts of wind. “It’s a wind [continue reading…]

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: United by Tragedy

March 4, 2010 0

On the 3000 block of Cedar Street in Port Richmond, most of the houses are adorned with orange bows displayed in memory of William “Billy” Panas Jr. Panas was shot and killed by former police [continue reading…]

North Central

North Central: Cop Cruiser Injures Pedestrian; Underlines an Ongoing Problem

March 4, 2010 1

https://vimeo.com/18394500] An ongoing police investigation concerning a recent accident has forced residents from the 1800 block of Willington Street to confront the larger issues surrounding a frequent neighborhood nuisance.“I saw the patrol car coming through [continue reading…]

Mount Airy

Mount Airy: Surviving 365 Days of Construction

March 4, 2010 3

https://vimeo.com/18393274] Joan Egler has always been a fan of Victorian-style architecture. This helps with the noise from the new construction renovating SEPTA’s dilapidated Allens Lane Rail Station in Philadelphia’s West Mt. Airy section. Cresheim Road [continue reading…]

Government

Mayfair: Community Braces for Possible Program Cuts

March 4, 2010 1

https://vimeo.com/18393008] For Kim Wilson and her 5-year-old daughter Marian, the STARS Program housed at the John M. Perzel Community Center in Philadelphia’s Mayfair section provides a much needed support system for facing the struggles of [continue reading…]

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Fairhill: Uneven Pavements Makes for Uneasy Residents

March 4, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/18392950] On the 200 block of Westmoreland Street in Fairhill residents are fed up with the dangerous condition of a section of sidewalk and frustrated with the failure of the city to fix this problem. [continue reading…]

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