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Home2015

Year: 2015

Education

Frankford: Kathryn Park Cook Looks Forward to Frankford

March 26, 2015

Summer will bring in a fresh start to the Frankford area, as the Frankford Friends School will welcome in a new head of the school. It will be a major shift for both students and the newcomer,

Education

Point Breeze: Culinary School Alumni Look Back

March 26, 2015

The JNA Institute of Culinary Arts has graduated more than 2,000 students over the last 26 years. Stephanie DeLeeuw doesn’t expect that number to stop growing anytime soon. “The restaurant business never dies,” DeLeeuw, the

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Local Twins Share Father’s Spotlight

March 25, 2015

“We ride together, we die together,” Jamil Pines-Elliott said of the bond that he and his twin brother Jalil have. The Pines-Elliott twins have spent the last four years playing basketball at Germantown Friends. The team was

Arts and Entertainment

South Street: Legendary Dobbs Hosts Truce Initiative Fundraiser

March 25, 2015

The Legendary Dobbs used its popularity in the Philadelphia music scene for a worthwhile cause. The renowned live music venue on South Street hosted The Truce Initiative’s inaugural benefit. Founded by Chuck Ahrens, the eight-month-old,

Fashion

Fashion: Here’s 2 Art and 2 Cool Stuff

March 25, 2015

A few months ago, John Graves was your average teacher at Birney Elementary School in the Logan section of Philadelphia. Now, at 28 years old, he is owner of Heres2CoolStuff Clothing Store and CEO of JGP

Crime

Kensington: What Do You Want From The Next Mayor?

March 24, 2015

With the Philadelphia mayoral election coming up, each section of the city has its own concerns and expectations about which candidate will take on the title. Philadelphia’s diversity shines through in many cases; however, elections

Business

Olney: Laundry Café Offers Customers a Different Spin on Clothing Chore

March 23, 2015

Tyrone Akins and Brian Holland knew that they didn’t want to be in the pharmaceutical business forever. At the same time, they knew that if they opened a business that it had to be unique

Amateur Sports

Bustleton: Bengals Club Raises Enough to Break Ground on New Gymnasium

March 23, 2015

“The dream will come true.” Those were the words of Bustleton Bengals Club gym director Vince Tarducci when describing the long process it had taken him and members of the Gym Committee to finally amass

Education

Olde Kensington: Director Keeps LSH a Well-Oiled Machine

March 20, 2015

Inside the Lutheran Settlement House, at 1340 Frankford Ave., is an atmosphere of constant activity where people are always smiling. From bingo to GED preparation, the century-old building houses enough social services to satisfy the

Featured Stories

Feltonville: Roastmaster Joe Cesa Heads Fair Trade Bean-Team

March 20, 2015

It takes a special person to coax a smile out of a caffeine addict who has yet to have their morning cup of Joe. Or maybe it just takes a guy named Joe. Enter Joe

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