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Amateur Sports

Center City: CCP Athletes Discuss Benefits of Playing for Junior College

December 19, 2014 0

Although a community college may not seem like an athlete’s first choice to start their collegiate sports career, players at such schools recognize the benefits and wouldn’t have it any other way. Philadelphia Neighborhoods sat [continue reading…]

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Amateur Sports: NJCAA Serves As Springboard for Future NCAA Athletes

December 19, 2014 0

The National Junior College Athletic Association is the governing body of community and junior colleges in the United States. The association gets far less coverage than its National College Athletic Association counterpart but serves as [continue reading…]

5th Street

South Philadelphia: Voices of Violence

December 19, 2014 0

For five years, Trang Dang has been labeled a victim. “For me, the definition is very hazy,” she said. “But people have always identified me as a victim of violence, so I was like, ‘OK, [continue reading…]

5th Street

South Philadelphia: Vietnamese Community United in Prayer

December 19, 2014 0

A chanting voice flows out of the top floor windows of the Chua Bo De Buddhist Temple in South Philadelphia. A drum beat signals the followers to recite the mantra. Draped in plain blue robes, [continue reading…]

Callowhill

Callowhill: Post-Industrial Area Continues to Evolve

December 18, 2014 0

Past: Sewing Industry Centralized in Callowhill “The sewing industry was very prominent in the Callowhill neighborhood before the early 1990s,” said Bob Weinstein (right). Weinstein’s father bought the building at 1025 Cherry St. for a [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

West Philadelphia: Veterans Manage PTSD With The Hope For A Brighter Future

December 18, 2014 0

When Thomas Adams was just a child, he was frequent witness to his mother’s ferocious fights with her boyfriend. Adams, now a Marine Corps veteran, was so afraid that his mother would be hurt that [continue reading…]

Bella Vista

South Philadelphia: Influx of Youth, Dwindling Faith and a Shifting Cultural Melting Pot

December 18, 2014 0

The idea of South Philadelphia generates several common images of cheesesteaks, rabid sports fans and scenes of Rocky Balboa running through the Italian Market. The South Philadelphia area, particularly east of Broad Street, had been [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Sports: LOVE and Paine in Philadelphia’s Skateboarding Scene

December 17, 2014 0

Philadelphia made a name for itself as a skateboarding city when skaters discovered LOVE Park in the 1980s. Center City’s LOVE Park (below), officially named JFK Plaza, was outlined by city planner Edmund Bacon and [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Sports: Injuries in Skateboarding

December 17, 2014 0

Visit any of the few skate parks in Philadelphia and one thing is immediately apparent: many skateboarders aren’t wearing helmets or protective pads. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Pennsylvania is one of [continue reading…]

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans Affairs: Discovering Culture Through Education

December 17, 2014 0

This post is part of a series covering an educational trip planned by University of Pennsylvania students for the men and women enrolled in the Veterans Upward Bound program. You can find more information here and [continue reading…]

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