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Home2014April

Month: April 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Penn’s Landing: Where Dance Mingles With Sustainability

April 21, 2014

As water ethics and awareness have grown over the past decade in Philadelphia, residents have become accustomed to hearing messages of sustainability from such familiar voices as the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, the Delaware River Basin

Bridesburg

Bridesburg: Five People Making A Difference

April 21, 2014

The Bridesburg community is full of residents working not only to make ends meet, but to also better their neighborhood. From the members of the Bridesburg Community Development Corporation to the volunteers at the Bridesburg

Environment

Pennsport: Restoring The History Of Pier 53, One Tree At A Time

April 21, 2014

Spring is here and with it a renewed sense of optimism among businesses in Philadelphia. Projects that had been stifled by the unrelenting winter will have a chance to catch up, including that of Pier

Education

Nicetown: Will Steel Elementary Become A Charter School?

April 21, 2014

On May 1, parents will vote on whether to keep Steel Elementary School in the hands of the school district, or to allow Mastery Charter to take over operations. Several parent and teacher groups have

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Arts and Entertainment

Southwest Philly: Spotlight Shines on Drama Company for Over 40 Years

April 21, 2014

https://vimeo.com/92169217] The sounds of a keyboard and drums filled the banquet hall as dancers practiced their moves and actors rehearsed musical numbers. In front of the stage, rows of chairs were lined up behind circular

Economy

The Waterfront: Seven People Making A Difference

April 21, 2014

The waterfront along both the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers has seen an ecological and recreational resurgence over the last decade. What was once known as an urban or concrete jungle is slowly being transformed into

Broad Street

Callowhill: Community Organizations Stand Up Against The Provence

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While we slowly inch closer to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announcing the location of Philadelphia’s second gaming license, opponents of the five potential locations are making themselves heard. Local real-estate mogul Bart Blatstein’s The

Mantua

Lancaster Avenue: Community Begins Discussing Future Plans For The Promise Zone

April 18, 2014

After recently becoming one of President Obama’s first sets of five Promise Zones this past January, West Philadelphia community leaders held their first open meeting at the Morton McMichael School in Mantua last month. The

Point Breeze

Point Breeze: Aquinas Center Supports Immigrant Communities

April 18, 2014

The diversity in the residents of Point Breeze is hard to miss. It’s plastered on neighborhood storefronts and in advertisements that hail them back to homelands thousands of miles from Philly. The Aquinas Center, located

Point Breeze

Point Breeze: Preserving the Historic 19th Street Baptist Church

April 18, 2014

The 19th Baptist Street Church reached a crisis point in September of 2011. Hurricane Irene and a small earthquake dislodged much of the exterior masonry and threatened the structural integrity of the building, located at 1235

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