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Home2013April

Month: April 2013

Crime

Fishtown: Belgrade Street Residence Involved in Potential Firebombing

April 3, 2013

A home on the 2300 block of Belgrade Street was the target of a potential firebombing late last week.  There were no injuries reported, the incendiary device is unconfirmed and the damages to the home

Nicetown

Nicetown: Community Center Working Towards a Better Neighborhood

April 3, 2013

Nicetown Community Development Center President Zakariyya Abdur-Rahman first saw a strong need for a center that would provide a variety of social services to the people of Nicetown in 1999. It was after owning a

Kensington

Kensington: Variety is Key at Little Baby’s Ice Cream Shop

April 3, 2013

For the ice cream world, winter is often seen as a dead time and when shops close their doors for the season. East Kensington’s Little Baby’s Ice Cream shop cofounder Jeffrey Ziga would like it

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Shops on Germantown Avenue Give Back to Autism Speaks

April 3, 2013Nichole Baldino

For World Autism Awareness Day on Tuesday, two shops on Germantown Avenue donated 10 percent of the day’s proceeds to Autism Speaks. Indigo Schuy, at 8432 Germantown Ave., and Quelque Chose, at 8437 Germantown Ave.,

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Tune in to G-Town Radio Hosts’ Eclectic Music Program

April 3, 2013

Reade McCardell, radio host at G-Town Radio in Germantown, has hosted FEWSH since his start at G-Town Radio six years ago. McCardell had his start in radio back in Michigan where he worked at WXOU

Featured Stories

Plan Philly: South Kensington Block Deals with Rodents, Vacancy and Broken Sidewalks

April 3, 2013

https://vimeo.com/63194999] The 1800 block of North Fourth Street starts with a small yard where children love to play in the summer. Several ignored lots with overgrown grass and trash weave in between the red brick

Arts and Entertainment

Manayunk: StrEAT Festival Returns with New Theme

April 3, 2013

Residents in Manayunk can look forward to food trucks with gourmet food, crafts, a restaurant tour and festival shopping in Manayunk during the StrEAT Food Festival Saturday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mount Airy

Mount Airy: Residents Show Meaning of Community

April 2, 2013Nichole Baldino

https://vimeo.com/62903378] Steps away from the Allen Lane train station lies the 100 block of West Mount Airy Avenue. From a distance, it looks like the typical residential street, with similar houses, front yards and holiday

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