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Year: 2013

Arts and Entertainment

Manayunk: First Fridays in Manayunk

December 30, 2013  0

“First Fridays in Manayunk” takes place every first Friday of the month from five to nine in the evening. The event draws in people from across the city and suburbs to appreciate music, art, food [Read More]

Mayfair

Mayfair: Volunteers Install Adult Exercise Equipment

December 23, 2013  0

Volunteers hustled around all weekend at Mayfair Memorial Playground at Lincoln High School to install adult exercise equipment and put in a seven-foot fence, which is Phase II of the three-phase update for the playground. [Read More]

Environment

Powelton Village: Local Organization Helps Men in Search of Recovery

December 23, 2013  0

At first glance, the 3300 block of Powelton Avenue looks to be just another block filled with student housing for nearby Drexel University students. Every house looks almost identical. The first house on the block [Read More]

Food

Technically Philly: Restaurant Startup Matt & Marie’s offers a Modern Twist on A Philly Classic

December 23, 2013  0

Already well-known for their hoagies, Philadelphia is about to get a new twist on the old classic. Nicole Marie and Justin Sapolsky are the co-founders of Matt & Marie’s Modern Italian Sandwiches, a forthcoming eat-in [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Record Store Holds “Back to Black Friday”

December 20, 2013  0

Almost every shop has specials on the consumer-driven holiday of Black Friday. However, Chestnut Hill’s independent record store, Hideaway Music, took part in quite a unique day. The event known as “Back to Black Friday” [Read More]

Education

Mt. Airy: Houston Elementary Devises New Funding Plan

December 20, 2013  0

In lieu of the Philadelphia School District budget crisis, Houston Elementary in Mount Airy has created a different model for creating and funding various after school programs. With the decrease in funding from the state [Read More]

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Arts and Entertainment

South of South Street: From An Eyesore To An Art Canvas

December 20, 2013  0

Resting along Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts, the 4.5-acre vacant lot on the corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue serves as a local artists canvas for a soon-to-be sculpture. Cirque du Soleil once occupied [Read More]

Environment

Logan: After 25 Years, Plans to Redevelop Triangle Still Sunk

December 19, 2013 Saleem Ahmed 0

Weeds burst through cracked sidewalks and ivy sprawls up telephone poles. Rubble of what once held homes together – fiberboard, insulation and brick – forms small mountains at the streets’ edges. Strewn books, spilled spice [Read More]

Amateur Sports

Germantown: Youth Hockey League Putting Kids On The Right Path

December 18, 2013 Saleem Ahmed 0

Any child or teenager, regardless of how shaky he or she might be on skates, can learn how to skate and play hockey for absolutely no charge. They don’t have to pay a single cent [Read More]

Crime

Frankford: Neighborhood Needs H.E.R.O.E.S.

December 18, 2013  2

Frankford native Chris Gulledge strongly believes that unlike Batman and other fictional characters admired by children, fathers are the real heroes. Once a struggling single parent, Gulledge knows first hand how difficult parenthood can be [Read More]

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