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Month: November 2013

Amateur Sports

Center City: Thousands Run for Brain Tumor Awareness

November 27, 2013 0

In August of 2010, the Leonard family was dealt a blow that nobody had seen coming. Jeffrey, who graduated from Lower Moreland High School in 2002, had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and needed [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

West Philadelphia: West Catholic’s Winning Culture

November 27, 2013 0

The West Catholic High School football has done it again. The Burrs have won an eighth, consecutive Catholic League title and now words like dynasty and tradition come to mind in West Philadelphia. Head Coach [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Spruce Hill: New Chinese Church Hosts SHCA

November 27, 2013 0

Spruce Hill Community Association held its annual meeting earlier this month at the newly opened University City Chinese Christian Church (UCCCC), located at Walnut and 45th streets. Neighborhood residents had the chance to visit the new church [continue reading…]

Center City

City Hall: OSHA Cites Demolition Contractors in Fatal Building Collapse

November 27, 2013 0

More than five months after the Center City building collapse that killed six people, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited two demolition contractors for their role in the collapse. According [continue reading…]

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Frankford: Civic Association Discusses Shopping Centers

November 26, 2013 0

The Frankford Civic Association met recently to discuss two shopping centers that have been proposed to be constructed in the area. Mark Hankin (above), president of the Hankin Management Company, spoke about a proposed shopping [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Fairmount: The Awesome Fest Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Drive-in Movies

November 25, 2013 0

Movie-goers enjoyed a month of excitement, laughs and thrills this month at a makeshift drive-in movie theater. Eakins Oval was turned into a drive-in movie theater by members of The Awesome Fest, a local roaming [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Citywide: Local Athletes Announce College Decisions

November 25, 2013 George W. Miller 0

While hundreds of local, class of 2014 high school athletes made their college decisions known this month during the early-signing period, most of the local focus was on the basketball talent in the city. Seniors [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Mount Airy: President Obama In Town For Fundraiser

November 25, 2013 0

Mount Airy is known for having well-known politicians as residents, however, the area was quite stirred when the president of the United States came to their section of the city. President Barrack Obama was in [continue reading…]

Economy

Graduate Hospital: South Philly’s “Gym for Innovators” is A Growing Entity

November 25, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/79097353] Exercise is an important part of life. You must push yourself and be persistent in order to get better. At NextFab Studio on Washington Avenue in the Graduate Hospital area, minds are the muscles [continue reading…]

Environment

South of South Street: A Little Green Goes A Long Way

November 25, 2013 0

https://vine.co/v/htTzAVa02mj You’ve probably heard that trees are good for the environment, providing clean air and shade to reduce energy consumption for heating. Graduate Hospital area residents call their sidewalk saplings street trees and say they’re [continue reading…]

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