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Month: March 2014

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Arts and Entertainment

Overbrook: Papa Playground and Recreation Center Helps Youths

March 25, 2014

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo A staple of the Overbrook community, Papa Playground’s after-school program serves youth of all ages. The neighborhood recreation center strives to

Economy

Lancaster Avenue: Community Discusses Future Of Community Landmark

March 25, 2014

Everyone’s seen it. Just a block into the Lancaster Avenue Commercial Corridor stands a sizable, brick red facade. Inside lay remnants of a rich past that most would never know. This structure, Hawthorne Hall, has

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Passyunk Square: Civic Association to offer new round of ESL classes

March 25, 2014

After five successful weeks, the Passyunk Square Civic Association has announced it will continue its ESL classes as part of the community’s Spanish Translation Initiative.  As the Spanish-speaking population continues to grow in the neighborhood,

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Amateur Sports

Health Beat: Philly Girls in Motion Gets Young Ladies Up and Moving

March 24, 2014tub10245

https://vimeo.com/89371076] After a long career in sports – coaching, running fitness programs for two schools in the suburbs and teaming up with others to run a large basketball clinic in South Philadelphia – Beth Devine

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown Avenue: Five Places to Know

March 24, 2014tub10245

Renewing and reinventing theater, jazz and the corner cafe, Germantown Avenue businesses continue to play a role in the development of both Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy. Though it’s known as a historic district, the

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Casino-Free Philadelphia Finds New Life With The Second Casino Proposal

March 24, 2014Kathryn Matheson

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will convene this week to discuss the five proposals in play for Philadelphia’s second and final casino license. A final decision is unlikely to come out of this meeting, but

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Amateur Sports

Philadelphia City Rowing helps to save varsity programs at Temple

March 24, 2014tub10245

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo When Temple University announced the decision to eliminate seven varsity programs last December—including men’s crew and women’s rowing—a fight began to

Neighborhoods

Olney: Cambodian Association Adapts to Changing Needs

March 21, 2014

“The [Cambodian] Association was the place of gathering,” said Chantha Chum. “You know, for the people to share their stories, to do religious celebrations, to hold New Year’s celebrations. This was a place to share

Economy

5th Street: South Kensington Community Partners Greening Project

March 20, 2014George W. Miller

South Kensington has experienced a high influx of new homeowners, renters and sustainable construction. The new people live amongst the longtime residents. The pattern of gentrification has increased the need for community smoothing through outreach

Environment

The Waterfront: Fishing on the Schuylkill River

March 20, 2014George W. Miller

The Schuylkill River runs throughout Pennsylvania and can be noted for some great chances to fish. But when it meets the Delaware in the urban environment of Philadelphia, one might think that chance to fish

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