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Month: January 2012

Arts and Entertainment

Fairhill: Local Man Builds Catholic Shrine

January 31, 2012  0

A central element of Catholicism is to help the unfortunate by giving whatever one can. Fairhill resident and construction worker Juan Ortiz, 67, understands this obligation and has found an eye-catching way to give to [Read More]

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Strawberry Mansion: Performing Arts in Prince of Peace Church Brings People Together

January 31, 2012  0

Loud thumps of drums, piano keys and singing voices blare out of Prince of Peace Baptist Church at 1801 N. 31st St. for choir practice every Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. After a [Read More]

Economy

Hunting Park: Revitalization Efforts Improve Local Businesses

January 31, 2012  0

Hunting Park has been extremely visible in the news recently, but not because of crime like years past. The green space in Hunting Park has been going through revitalization efforts over the past few years [Read More]

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Hunting Park: Lost Addresses Continue to Plague City Blocks

January 31, 2012  0

Amid the restoration efforts that have swept through Hunting Park, some find it hard to ignore the high volume of abandoned buildings and lots that plague the community. This issue has haunted Philadelphia neighborhoods for [Read More]

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University City: Local Artists Teach Classes for Residents

January 31, 2012  0

University City Arts League is the unofficial community center of West University City. The league is a nonprofit organization that has art classes for children and adults. Its after-school arts programs have been the most [Read More]

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Technically Philly: First Lego League Starts Robotics Championships

January 30, 2012  1

Hotdog hats, bright white lab coats and Rosie the Riveter costumes set the atmosphere this weekend for the Penn First Lego League Championship Tournament, held in the Irvine auditorium at the University of Pennsylvania. FLL, [Read More]

University City

University City: Farmers’ Market Thrives Despite Economy, Weather and Other Food Alternatives

January 30, 2012  0

In recent economic times, many would think the farmers’ market was struggling like many other small businesses. But John King has been at 39th Street and Lancaster Avenue for 12 years and shows no signs [Read More]

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Loss Brings Opportunity to Local Author

January 30, 2012  0

After 13 years teaching English at Cheltenham High School, Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno took an early retirement. For at least seven years she had dreamed of founding Musehouse: A Center for the Literary Arts, and, finally, [Read More]

Carroll Park

Carroll Park: Ministry Provides ‘Helping Hands’

January 29, 2012  0

Thomas Smith of Cedar Park stood in line with more than 50 people waiting outside Philadelphia Police Department’s 19th District station at 61st and Thompson streets. Smith was one of hundreds of community members who received [Read More]

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Al Dia: Varela Awards Offer $40,000 to Multicultural Journalists

January 27, 2012  0

The Felix Varela Award, which provides $40,000 award for excellence in American journalism funded by the Al Dia Foundation, is now open to more than Spanish-language articles. The award, one of the largest in journalism, [Read More]

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