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Year: 2014

Fishtown

Fishtown: Neighbors Feeling a Change For The Better

July 8, 2014

Fishtown has been in a constant state of flux since the neighborhood became less centered on industry following a mass exodus of factories in the 1960s. Lifetime residents of the neighborhood have seen an incredible

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Fishtown: Five Spots with Interesting History

July 8, 2014

The trademark blue and gold signs that mark historical locations are ubiquitous in Philadelphia. Some are nothing more than fun facts and others can transport you back in time, if for only a few moments.

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Delaware River Waterfront: Five Abandoned Places of Interest

July 7, 2014

The Delaware River waterfront is in the midst of a complete restoration. Powered in large part by the efforts of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, old piers and vacant lots have been (and are being)

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: FDR Park Thrives Despite Budget Cuts

July 7, 2014

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park teems with activity during the summer months. A golf course, hiking paths, tennis courts, skatepark, baseball fields and playground all dot the park’s landscape. Despite massive funding cuts to the Department

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Poverty Beat: A Community Defying the Odds on Jefferson Street

July 7, 2014

It is summer in Brewerytown and the sound of children playing coalesces with the screeches of police sirens from the 2400 block of Jefferson Street. Home to more than a thousand residents life on this

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Northwest: Teens 4 Good Program Empowers Youth Through An Urban Farm

July 7, 2014

Teenagers have taken the lead of a half-acre urban farm at the Schuylkill Center, in Northwest Philadelphia, to provide the community with fresh food. Teens 4 Good is an Environmental Education program empowering youth and

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Port Richmond: Construction Continues to Dominate Livingston Street

July 3, 2014

Since the beginning of May there has been a massive construction project on Livingston Street in Port Richmond. The block, along with many others throughout the neighborhood, is being reconstructed to replace old pipes underground.

Technology

Technical.ly Philly: Students Launch Startups at The Radian Apartments

July 3, 2014

Students at the helm of three startups passed on office space in favor of working from home this past year in The Radian Apartments at 39th and Walnut streets. Their motivation, they said, was the close proximity to other

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Poverty Beat: Making the Grass Greener for Returning Citizens

July 3, 2014

As the prison population in the United States has more than quintupled since the 1970s, re-entry to society has become nearly impossible for returning citizens. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the US holds

Education

Northwest: Philadelphians “Bee-ing the Change”

July 3, 2014

“I am not a bug person,” said Anaiis Salles, resident beekeeper at Green Sanctuary Community Apiary, located on the grounds of the 52-acre Awbury Arboretum. How, then, did Salles become an authority on beekeeping in

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