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Year: 2013

Featured Stories

Germantown: Church’s Coffeehouse Event Promotes Unity Through the Arts

February 12, 2013

A night of poetry reading, storytelling, singing and joke-telling entertained the crowd at the Bread and Cup Coffeehouse event at the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown. But for the Rev. Kevin Porter, the Bread and

Economy

Axis Philly: Penntrification Caused Demographic Shifts, Impact of Real Estate Taxes Still Questionable

February 12, 2013

Expansion has been occurring around the University City District into other neighborhoods, such as West Powelton. How AVI will affect this expansion remains unclear.

Education

Hunting Park: An After-School Program Keeps Kids Off the Streets

February 12, 2013

https://vimeo.com/59466455] The 8th Street Community Church, located on the 3700 block of Eighth Street in Hunting Park, is full of laughter on weekday afternoons. Pastor Andy Kim runs an after-school program for the local children.

Arts and Entertainment

Olney: Open Mic Night Remains Vital to Community

February 12, 2013

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo Despite the weather warning this weekend, volunteers, performers and proud parents gathered for Second Friday Open Mic Night at St. Paul’s

North Central

North Central: Cecil B. Moore’s One-Man Car Wash

February 12, 2013

On a brisk Sunday evening, an advertisement reading: “Hand Car Wash $5.00,” stood at the intersection of 19th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Gregory Smalley, the service’s founder and only employee, decided to take

Featured Stories

Strawberry Mansion: Bus Barn Renovations Continue Despite Challenges

February 12, 2013

Renovations of the bus loop on 33rd and Dauphin continue as construction workers began installing the steel structure of the project. The 33rd & Dauphin Bus Loop Improvement Project broke ground on Sept. 10, 2012,

Arts and Entertainment

Fairmount: Laughs on Fairmount Offers Practice for Comedians

February 12, 2013

When Carolyn Busa and Mary Radzinski met at a comedy open mike night at the Urban Saloon on 21st and Fairmount, they knew it was the ideal spot for their own comedic undertakings. In March 2011,

Fishtown

Fishtown: Postgreen Homes to Replace Empty Lot on Frankford Avenue

February 12, 2013

The location at 2032-34 Frankford Ave. is nothing more than a large area of grass between two buildings. Recent plans from the housing company Postgreen Homes call to change that with the construction of an

North Central

North Central: Building Community Hope Through Epiphany Fellowship

February 12, 2013

At the corner of 16th and Diamond streets, pedestrians overhear voices of praise lifting through the crisp February air as they walked by the Epiphany Fellowship building. Every Sunday, the Epiphany Fellowship, a local church

Haddington

Haddington: Green Space for Area Health Center

February 12, 2013

After serving the community for almost 30 years, Spectrum Health Services Inc. is opening a new, environment-friendly clinic which will increase the amount of patients served and the types of services provided. SHS purchased the

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