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Center City

Health Beat: MANNA Meals Seek to Nourish Clients Back to Health

May 16, 2014 0

Located in Center City, the nonprofit organization MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) prepares, cooks and serves roughly 4,000 nutritious meals daily to people who suffer from severe and life-threatening illnesses in Philadelphia and parts [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Cobbs Creek: Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation Promotes Healthier Lifestyle For Kids

May 16, 2014 0

In a small and stuffy locker room at the Laura Sims Skate House, kids scramble to dissemble their hockey gear. They are loud and exhausted as they just stepped off the ice from a long [continue reading…]

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Cobbs Creek: Cheerleaders Compete at National Tournament

May 16, 2014 0

[vimeo 93650745] Five West Philadelphia cheerleaders were given the chance to make their mark in the national spotlight. The girls traveled to Virginia Beach with their coaches, Tosha Little and Da’Lia Starkey, to compete in the two-day [continue reading…]

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Center City

Health Beat: MANNA Delivers Healthy Foods to Fight Diseases

May 16, 2014 0

[vimeo 92571567] The Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance, also known as MANNA, is a nonprofit organization located in Center City responsible for preparing, cooking and delivering wholesome, heart-healthy meals to people suffering from severe and life-threatening illnesses [continue reading…]

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Cobbs Creek: PAL Offers Fun, Safe Haven for Young People

May 16, 2014 0

https://vimeo.com/93651238] The Police Athletic League, also known as the PAL, is a nonprofit organization known throughout the country for its variety of extracurricular activities for young people in the community. Police officers and community leaders [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Latino Philadelphia: 5 People Making a Difference

May 16, 2014 Neil D. Ortiz 0

Father Bruce Lewandowski (above), Vicar for Cultural Ministries, Archdiocese of Philadelphia. For the past three years Father Bruce Lewandowski has overseen the Office for Hispanic Catholics as the Vicar for Cultural Ministries at the Archdiocese [continue reading…]

High School Press

Overbrook: Five Places To See In Will Smith’s Old Neighborhood.

May 16, 2014 4

With so much history behind this West Philadelphia neighborhood, it’s no wonder there are so many hidden treasures. Overbrook possesses interesting locations that are unknown to many people living in the Greater Philadelphia region. Overbrook [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Technically Philly: Sam Cusumano and Electricity for Progress

May 15, 2014 0

Sam Cusumano could barely contain his excitement as he watched two of his friends listen to a couple pairs of apples. That’s right, they were listening to apples. It was all a part of his [continue reading…]

When the statue was installed in its current location, thousands of people came to the ceremony, despite having three days' notice.
Spring Garden

Spring Garden: Rocky Statue Draws Visitors from Near and Far

May 15, 2014 0

The Rocky statue is widely considered an interesting tourist attraction in Philadelphia. Not by Ryan Schweiger. On May 4, the Gilbertsville, Pa., native brought three German people – his wife Thalia and her friends, Svenia [continue reading…]

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Cobbs Creek: CHOP Network Aims to Keep Young Residents Healthy

May 15, 2014 0

https://vimeo.com/93319221] Among the many organizations that provide physical and mental health care to the area, the CHOP Care Network for Pediatric and Adolescent Care at Cobbs Creek offers specialized services geared to the full-spectrum development [continue reading…]

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