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Month: June 2016

Featured Stories

Manayunk: Along With Healthy Foods, Pretzel Park Farmers Market Offers A Sense Of Community

June 30, 2016 John Neumann McGuire 1

The Pretzel Park Farmers Market, now in its fourth year of operation, provides fresh and organic fruits and vegetables to the people of Manayunk, a community known to be lacking in accessible healthy food retailers. […]

Business

Manayunk: Helix Motorsports’ Big Ideas About Minis

June 30, 2016 Kevin F Barr 1

Tucked away in a quaint section of Manyunk, PA, one may find it hard to believe that the rather unsuspecting building which Helix Motorsports resides in offers one of the largest selections of parts and […]

Bustleton

Bustleton: Center for Autism Expands on Grant Avenue to Support a Community in Need

June 29, 2016 Taylor Gillen Carson and Michelle Allison Bresnahan 0

The Center for Autism is the oldest treatment center for people with autism spectrum disorder in the United States. Its Northeast location, found at 2801 Grant Ave., is approaching the end of the first part of its multi-phase […]

Bustleton

Bustleton: Center for Autism Addresses Learning Deficits in Autistic Community

June 29, 2016 Taylor Gillen Carson and Michelle Allison Bresnahan 0

Nearing its 61-year anniversary, the Center for Autism is the oldest non-profit autism treatment center in the country. The Northeast Philadelphia center is located at 2801 Grant Ave. and has been in operation since 2009. Alena Subacus, […]

Arts and Entertainment

Tacony: Creativity Freshens Up Torresdale Avenue

June 28, 2016 Natalie Weintraub and Karlina Regina Ann Jones 0

Walking down Torresdale Avenue in Tacony guarantees plenty of windows to look though. But sometimes windows need more than Windex, and the refreshing of buildings can give more to look at. So in 2014, the Tacony […]

Featured Stories

South Philadelphia: Congregation Provides Unknown History to the Community

June 28, 2016 Branden T Toro 0

Walking down South Fourth Street, it can be easy to mistake The Little Shul for just another row home. Once inside, the history of the building quickly takes shape. Located at the corner of Fourth […]

Business

Strawberry Mansion: Tyrone Williams of NAC Teaches Community To Use Its Voice

June 27, 2016 Jordan Gunselman and Jeseamy Muentes 0

Now the head of community engagement at the Strawberry Mansion Neighborhood Action Center, Tyrone Williams has worked his whole life trying to better his community. From a young age, Williams took an active interest in reaching […]

Amateur Sports

Kensington: Christopher Mundy – From Writing To Coaching

June 24, 2016 Oksana S Ponomarova and Sarai Abisag Flores 0

Christopher Munden, 39, an expat from the U.K., has worn many hats in his life. He has been everything from a ski instructor to the editor-in-chief of the independent theater and arts website Phindie. Today, […]

Environment

Sustainability: Philly’s Organic Coffee Culture Impacts Poor Countries Around the World

June 24, 2016 Alexa R Zizzi 0

As a $20 billion industry in exportation alone, coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world. Organic, Arabica coffee, a native species of coffee beans, is indigenous to the high mountains where it’s cultivated […]

Environment

Sustainability: The Philadelphia Orchard Project Provides Fresh Fruit to Communities

June 24, 2016 Alexa R Zizzi 0

Just when you think the fast-paced, industrialized, city life is dry and desolate, the Philadelphia Orchard Project brings nature’s beauties to brighten up Philly’s urban neighborhoods. As a nonprofit, community-based organization, the Philadelphia Orchard Project transforms vacant […]

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