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Year: 2013

Carroll Park

Carroll Park: Residents Plan to Take Action in Community Meeting

February 26, 2013

In a rousing community policy meeting, residents and liaisons for local organizations assembled to discuss and develop action plans for multiple neighborhood issues. “We want to see results and to sustain those results,” Mike Cormany,

History

University City: Author Explores the Legacy of Slavery in the Middle East

February 26, 2013

Author Eve Troutt Powell held a discussion at the University of Pennsylvania bookstore on Tuesday evening to talk about her book, Tell This in My Memory: Stories of Enslavement from Egypt, Sudan and the Ottoman

Arts and Entertainment

Fairmount: Artist ‘Peanut Butter’ Shows His Work at Gallery

February 26, 2013

Artist Robert Woodward, better known as Peanut Butter, has worked from his studio at the corner of 18th Street and Fairmount Avenue since 2000. It was not until this past November that he put up

South Philadelphia

South Philadelphia: Recreation Center Keeps Kids Off the Streets

February 25, 2013

Named after the first African-American woman to sing at the White House, the Marian Anderson Recreation Center has been standing since 1958. Located at 740 S. 17th St., the rec center was once the home court

West Philadelphia

Al Dia: Philadelphia’s Corner Stores Provide Healthy Alternatives

February 25, 2013

[vimeo 60263484] The Food Trust, a nationally recognized nonprofit, is making Philadelphia a healthier city one corner store at a time. Through The Healthy Corner Store Initiative, the Food Trust targets corner stores all over Philadelphia

Housing

Plan Philly: New Condominiums Already Selling Out

February 25, 2013

Publicity will not be needed for condominiums currently under construction at Second and Oxford streets in South Kensington. “We haven’t advertised any of the buildings yet…because we have people lined up anyway. We’ll have it

Education

Germantown: Local Author Discusses New Book Set in Texas

February 24, 2013

It took a 1,700-mile move to Philadelphia for Texas native Kevin Grauke to write about his past. On Tuesday, the local author will read from his new book and discuss the process of writing and

Housing

Axis Philly: Penn Student Says AVI May Affect Housing Choices

February 24, 2013

When Charles Burke, a junior architecture major at Penn University, first heard about the Actual Value Initiative – the reassessment of every property in the city of Philadelphia done with the intention of rooting the

Featured Stories

Plan Philly: South Kensington Church Plans to Sell Building

February 23, 2013

The St. Michael Roman Catholic Church in South Kensington plans to sell the vacant property it owns across the street. The building, located at Second and Jefferson streets, was once the St. Michael’s Business School,

Cobbs Creek

Cobbs Creek: Community Environmental Education Center Prepares for Junior Docent Program

February 23, 2013

The Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center holds many nature programs for members of the community including the Junior Docent Program, which is set to start March 2. “Docents are highly trained guides. The guides that

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