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Month: November 2011
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Philadelphia: Election Day throughout the State for Local Posts
Temple journalists are covering the local races throughout the city and suburbs. For more information, take a look here at https://www.facebook.com/groups/146061412093532 See more coverage at the following sites with our partner, WHYY: https://www.newsworks.org/index.php/neighborhoods/roxbourough https://www.newsworks.org/index.php/neighborhoods/mt-airychestnut-hill- https://www.newsworks.org/index.php/neighborhoods/germantownwest-oak-lane [continue reading…]
Center City
Center City: Protestors Stage ‘Die-In’ at PNC Branches
On Monday, Occupy Philadelphia joined the Earth Quaker Action Team for a non-violent, theatrical protest. Protestors referred to the event as a mass “die-in” and gathered to oppose PNC Bank’s financial support of companies that [continue reading…]
Amateur Sports
Philadelphia: Joe Frazier was from the City of Brotherly Gloves
If you ask Philadelphians what one person embodies the personality of their city, you might be surprised that the answer is a fictional character. Rocky Balboa, Philadelphia’s boxing hero, mirrors the personality of the city: [continue reading…]
Education
Germantown: Low Test Scores and Poor Behavior Lead to Changes at Germantown High School
https://vimeo.com/31855738 w=540 h=398] For the first time this year, Germantown High School is now a Promise Academy. Starting in September, the students received an extra hour of education on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In addition [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
Germantown: Numerous Area Food Aid Programs Keep Residents Fed
https://vimeo.com/31147809] For the past four years, Karen Herring has spent the majority of her nights on the streets of Philadelphia. When there’s inclement weather, she will shift her transitory bed to the Suburban Station subway [continue reading…]
Economy
Parkside: Mayor Nutter Visits Key Bridge Construction Site
Mayor Michael Nutter visited the construction site at the 40th Street bridge connecting Mantua and Parkside on Thursday afternoon. Nutter visited the site to promote the passage of the Rebuild America Jobs Act and support [continue reading…]
Elections
Strawberry Mansion: Lifelong Resident Pushes Rahman for Mayor
James Larry Grant, 58, called himself a “product of Philadelphia,” as he taped fliers to his now boarded-up childhood home at the corner of 29th and Diamond Street The fliers are a reminder for people [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
Technically Philly: Android Alliance Rounds Up Developers
The Android developer scene in Philadelphia may be small, but it’s a community willing to share ideas and tips with one another. This was the case with Android Alliance’s latest at the Comcast Center. Android [continue reading…]
Strawberry Mansion
Strawberry Mansion: A Field Trip to the Farm
“My favorite part of the trip was the hayride,” said a first-grader from L.P. Hill Elementary School. “No,” another student said. “My favorite was the seeing all the animals.” Three bus loads of students from [continue reading…]