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Month: October 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Gallery’s Open-Door Policy Aims to Attract Artists and Community Members

October 31, 2014 0

“COME IN” was written on the sign in big and bold letters, inviting the public to join the festive evening created by Indigo Bleu Design Concepts to mark the second anniversary of its representation of artist Jerry Puryear. [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Business District Keeps Striving on Germantown Avenue

October 31, 2014 0

Chestnut Hill generates a great deal of revenue from its array of locally owned businesses that call Germantown Avenue home. While some longtime business owners are shutting their doors, it does not appear to be making an impact on [continue reading…]

North Philadelphia

Strawberry Mansion: Produce Stand Thrives Under New Management

October 31, 2014 0

On the corner of 33rd and Diamond streets recently, five residents gathered around a canopy tent, each eagerly awaiting their turn to purchase some of the fresh fruits and vegetables arranged on the table. Although it’s no [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Fishtown: Local Press Company Builds Literary Scene

October 30, 2014 0

Just above a small engraving warehouse on Frankford Avenue is a collaborative space for writers. Walls are lined with ampersand prints and paintings by local artists, while crowded bookshelves overflow with both old and new works of [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

University City: Jobs Training Organizations Seeks To Build Careers for West Philadelphia

October 30, 2014 0

The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative provides custom job training to produce valuable workers for institutions like Penn Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and other major employers from day one on the job. WPSI is a part of [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Port Richmond: Iconic Boxing Gym Not Down for the Count

October 30, 2014 0

Tattered boxing posters of yesteryears famous boxers posed in their toughest stance around the Irish Catholic cross hand-painted in the middle of the bright blue boxing ring. “I try to repaint it before we have [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Mt. Airy Art Garage Integrates Artists & Community

October 30, 2014 2

This September makes five years that Mt. Airy Art Garage has brought artists out of isolation and provided a sanctuary for the creative-minded to commune, inspire and support one another in the Northwest communities of Germantown, [continue reading…]

Education

Germantown: Neighborhood School Closing Builds Young Man for Future

October 30, 2014 0

In Northwest Philadelphia, a large and stately secondary school sits vacant, a Property for Sale sign on the front lawn where youth once dotted the landscape. A shopping cart with multicolored garment and trash bags is parked [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Theater Treats Community to Spooky Tales and Mystery Magic

October 30, 2014 0

A theater in Chestnut Hill, tucked behind a long driveway off of Germantown Avenue, has united residents through its performances for 85 years. Stagecrafters Theater is a nonprofit organization with early beginnings. The organization dates back [continue reading…]

Cedar Park

Cedar Park: Neighborhood Named One of Philly’s Best Trick-or-Treating Spots

October 29, 2014 0

Halloween is creeping right around the corner and candy-loving kids are in luck. The city was named the fourth-best in the country for trick-or-treating by Zillow. If that wasn’t good enough, Cedar Park earned the title of [continue reading…]

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