The Christian Street YMCA Branch is offering seventh graders a special deal: a free membership…yes – Free! By offering a free membership to this age group, the YMCA hopes to promote a healthy lifestyle for [continue reading…]
Carl Myles has a lot going against him when it comes to finding a job. He is an African American ex-convict who has been unemployed for two years. Although he doesn’t consider his car wash [continue reading…]
Tucked away on Mifflin Street near 10th Street is one of Philadelphia’s best kept secrets. The Tolentine Community Center is a nonprofit center that was established in 1983. The center hosts a wide array of [continue reading…]
It is a dream for every individual to follow their passion as a young child and make something out of their life involving that passion. For owner Chris DiPinto, of DiPinto Guitars, that is exactly [continue reading…]
Grace Community Christian Center is buzzing with activity as the school year is coming to an end. The center, an operation out of Grace Baptist Church of Germantown, orchestrates and hosts a variety of events [continue reading…]
Foster Trophy and Awards Co. has been located in North Central since 1968 where it was first established by William Foster’s parents. The business is the third oldest on Cecil B. Moore Avenue and located at 1718 [continue reading…]
Mike Lyons and his wife run West Philly Local, a blog style website that covers news in West Philadelphia. For bloggers like Lyons the dispute over the past year concerning the ‘blogger’ tax has caused [continue reading…]
Some people want nothing more than to find an old-fashioned barber shop–the type of barber shop where everyone knows each other on a first-name basis and feels right at home. The sound of clippers buzzing [continue reading…]
Right in the heart of the neighborhood, Bargain Thrift Center is proud to serve Germantown. Owner Suzanne Quinn has been with the store, located at 5261 Germantown Ave., for over 20 years. Her father opened [continue reading…]
In a park on the corner of 12th and Carpenter Streets members of the Hawthorne Cultural Center practiced for the participation in the 2011 New Jersey International Wushu-Kungfu Tournament. Hasan Rucker, a teacher of Wushu-Kungfu [continue reading…]
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