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Month: October 2012

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Chestnut Hill: Harry Potter World Casts Spell Over Germantown Avenue

October 27, 2012 1

Most days, Walt Maguire works with Web content at Fox Chase Cancer Center. This weekend, he slipped into a silver cloak and became Albus Dumbledore, also known as the long-bearded professor from the Harry Potter [continue reading…]

Kyle Flood explains the housing units on pulaski
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Germantown: Future of Queen Lane Apartments Concerns Residents

October 26, 2012 0

A community meeting was held last night at Mount Moriah Baptist Church on 5333 W. Pulaski Ave with the Philadelphia Housing Authority  officials and Germantown residents to address concerns about the future of the Queen [continue reading…]

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Technically Philly: ArtsTechPhilly Combines Art and Technology

October 26, 2012 0

Philly’s reputation as an arts hub is beginning to share the spotlight with its technology scene. Electromagnetic resonators, augmented reality and location-based audio technology for smart phones were just a few of the topics presented [continue reading…]

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East Parkside: Viola Street Working to Improve the Community

October 25, 2012 0

With East Parkside known widely for attractions like the Mann Center, the Please Touch Museum and Fairmount Park, the small side streets in this community are typically overlooked. The 4200 block of Viola Street proves [continue reading…]

Housing

Wynnefield: Gainor Road is More of a Family Than a Block

October 25, 2012 2

https://vimeo.com/51228209] At first glance, the 5600 block of Gainor Road, may seem just like any other block in Philadelphia. Residents on this block work on their lawns, pick up trash and tend to their gardens [continue reading…]

Fairhill

Fairhill: Local Block Turns to Religion to Bring Change

October 24, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/52045299] Deacon Taylor Williams frequently sits on the steps outside of his house on the 1300 block of Seltzer Street and converses with neighbors about the positive changes that he envisions God would bring to [continue reading…]

Cedar Park

Cedar Park: Bike Shop Helps the Neighborhood

October 24, 2012 0

Sitting right on top of the historic Dock Street Brewery, inside of an old abandoned firehouse, is a bike shop. Firehouse Bicycles, located on 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue, has come a long way since opening [continue reading…]

Education

Somerton: Playground Represents More Than a Space for Recess

October 24, 2012 0

Rev. Joseph Garvin addressed students at St. Christopher School from a very different pulpit during a playground dedication held on Friday. Students gathered around the new playground, complete with four slides and plenty of equipment [continue reading…]

Fairhill

Fairhill: Local Woman Helps Mentally Ill

October 24, 2012 0

Charin Combs has always been one to give back. That’s why she wasn’t surprised that she eventually obtained a job where she worked with the mentally ill. Combs works for CATCH, a South Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization [continue reading…]

Powelton Village

Powelton Village: Drexel Alumni Fund New Community Center

October 24, 2012 0

Drexel is bringing a new community center to 35th and Spring Garden streets through a gift from alumni Dana Dornsife and her husband David. The aim of the Dana and David Dornsife Center for Neighborhood [continue reading…]

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