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Month: May 2015

Chinatown

Chinatown: Five Noodle Shops You Need to Go Slurp

May 21, 2015 0

When it comes to noodles, this stringy-carb is a delicacy to not only the Chinese culture but for all Asian cultures alike. In the art of making these noodles, there are different forms they can be made into – [continue reading…]

Elections

Fox Chase: Residents See Kenney as the Clear Choice

May 20, 2015 0

Across Fox Chase, voters were out and about before the polls opened for the 2015 mayoral primary on Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. While Republican city council candidates such as Matt Wolfe (pictured below in suit, with Jim [continue reading…]

Chinatown

Chinatown: Low Voter Turnout Despite Good Weather

May 20, 2015 0

With the sun shining down and a light cool breeze blowing by, it was the perfect weather condition for people to come out and vote. Despite the good weather, voter turnout was not so good [continue reading…]

Business

Roxborough: Young Voters Absent From Primary Polls

May 20, 2015 1

It was a quiet and unusually empty afternoon in the auditorium of the polling station at Ridge Avenue and Rector Street. Located right next to the Roxborough Memorial Hospital, volunteers and poll workers were stationed [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Port Richmond: Kenney the Popular Pick for Mayor

May 20, 2015 0

Residing in the Kensington section of Philadelphia in his younger years, Ken Paul knew he someday wanted to leave his childhood home for greener pastures – in the literal sense of the word. He and [continue reading…]

Elections

Logan: Education and Crime Top Issues For Voters

May 19, 2015 2

According to community activist Sheila Bellamy, the voting for the primaries is usually low in numbers because many people do not see the importance. “In my district, there are 540-something registered voters, she said yesterday [continue reading…]

Next Mayor

Primary Election Day 2015: Don’t Count Those Millennials Out Yet

May 19, 2015 George W. Miller 0

Philadelphia has significant problem when it comes to voting, especially when the focus is on municipal elections rather than national. Of all folks who fall into the roughly 75 to 80 percent of registered voters who [continue reading…]

Environment

North Philadelphia: Keeping the Strawberries in Strawberry Mansion

May 11, 2015 0

On April 25, residents, volunteers and workers came outside during National Garden Month to weed, mulch and plant a new strawberry patch at the Fairmount Park orchard shared by Woodford Mansion and Strawberry Mansion. Leaders and organizers [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Concussion Series: The Tau of Brain Injuries

May 8, 2015 0

The brain is a complicated organ. Containing billions of neurons, it is responsible for controlling the body, from reflexes to memories to body organs. In a way, it acts as a central computer, storing a [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Concussion Series: ““You Almost Don’t Know What a Concussion is Like Until You Go Through One.”

May 8, 2015 0

From the turf field at 11th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, one can hear the high-pitched frequency of whistles blowing mixed with the unmistakable sounds of coaches yelling as the St. Joseph’s Prep lacrosse team [continue reading…]

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