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Home2015

Year: 2015

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Mayfair: Leadership Considers a Business Improvement District

January 8, 2015

Mayfair residents see the vacant storefronts (above) and recall a time when Frankford Avenue was a thriving shopping destination. “Frankford Avenue used to be the shopping center for everyone in the neighborhood,” said Dana Lambie,

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Kensington: Rise and Fall of the Housing Market

January 7, 2015

The Kensington housing market has been fluctuating throughout the past few years due to an influx of artists, new families and businesses moving in and various others moving out. Just what is bringing people in,

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Kensington: Artists Make New Homes Amongst Longtime Residents

January 7, 2015

Areas like Kensington, Fishtown and Olde Kensington have become synonymous with a new rising scene that was not there before. With each artist that moves into the area, the culture begins to shift and the

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Pennsport: Community Organization Provides Bright Future for Local Students

January 7, 2015

Groups of cheerful students skipped towards the colorful Southwark House at the corner of Ellsworth Street in Pennsport after school. Southwark is one of two facilities under United Communities Southeast Philadelphia. Established in 1969, the association has

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Fishtown: Tea Making its Mark in a Coffee Culture

January 6, 2015

In a city where coffee shops and roasters trump nearly every other food service market, cafes continuously strive to stand out above the rest. For many of these businesses, tea may be the answer. Throughout

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: For Lifelong Resident, a Decade of Giving Back

January 6, 2015

In 2004, Mary Louise Leuters invited a few friends to the kitchen at her house in Port Richmond. The two time breast cancer survivor said she wanted to start a group with the hope of

Education

Education: Pennsylvania Common Core Brings Controversy Among District Community

January 6, 2015

As high school students in the graduating class of 2017 in the School District of Philadelphia are preparing for college and taking the SATs, they will also have another weight to add to their already

Arts and Entertainment

Rittenhouse Square: Koresh Dance Company Jetés Out Of Recession

January 5, 2015

During a time when many cultural organizations were snuffed out by a dismal economic climate, the Koresh Dance Company in Rittenhouse Square was able to weather the storm. Now in the wake of the Great

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