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Home2012April

Month: April 2012

Education

Mount Airy: Non-profit Provides Hundreds of Educational Opportunities

April 3, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39692469] As a non-profit organization, Mount Airy Learning Tree’s (MALT) educational services are not intended to bring any large profit. MALT Executive Director Jonna Naylor explained the fees attached to each of the organization’s approximately

Amateur Sports

Packer Park: XFINITY Live’s Grand Opening Weekend

April 3, 2012

Flame throwers, hula hoop masters, live bands, Chickie and Pete’s famous crab fries and Sony flat panel televisions are just a few spectacles that entertained sports fans during the grand opening weekend of XFINITY Live.

Featured Stories

Fishtown: Homemade Crafts Sold Around the World

April 3, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39667450] In a late 1800s house set in Fishtown, the simple life of Margaux and Walter Kent takes shape. The hardwood floors and hand-sanded furniture are warm to the touch and smell of the hands

ATV Rider
Crime

Hunting Park: ATVs and Dirt Bikes Flood City Streets

April 3, 2012

https://vimeo.com/38889282] In Philadelphia it is illegal to ride a dirt bike or an all-terrain vehicle on any street, sidewalk or pathway. Nevertheless, as summer dawns on the city, dirt bikes and ATVs fill the city

Kindergarten students listened to instructions from their teacher.
Economy

Kensington: Neighborhood School Saved by Increasing Test Scores

April 3, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39650069] Isaac A. Sheppard School located at 120 W. Cambria St., had been on the radar of the School Reform Commission for years. With a building constructed in 1897 and an enrollment of less than

Fairhill

Al Dia: Fire Department Battalion Chief Motivates Latinos

April 3, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39603492] Battalion Chief Joaquin Colon is not the average employee at the Philadelphia Fire Department. But it’s not just because of his high rank. Colon is the only Latino in the city to ever receive

Arts and Entertainment

Wynnefield: Japanese House Welcomes New Addition

April 2, 2012

What once was a bathroom is now a facility for learning. A sake-barrel breaking ceremony this weekend announced the reopening of Fairmount’s Japanese house and garden, Shofuso House, and the inauguration of its new building,

East Falls

East Falls: Store Provides Natural Alternatives for Health

April 2, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39800393] The Garden of Eden, located at 4237 Ridge Ave., is an all-natural shop providing its customers with natural skin, hair and wellness products. Todzsa Brown, the owner, said she offers a wide variety of products

Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia: Mixed Martial Artists Ready to Rumble

April 2, 2012

Xtreme Caged Combat will be bringing some of the best fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) to the National Guard Armory in Northeast Philadelphia on April 21. XCC consistently promotes the biggest MMA events in

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: Land Bank Bill Seeks to Revitalize Neighborhoods

April 2, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39706026] Like most major cities, Philadelphia is always trying to improve the quality of life for its residents. But Philadelphia’s 40,000 vacant lots–many of which plague parts of the city where the population has been

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