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Year: 2016

Featured Stories

Powelton Village: A Neighborhood In Transition

May 9, 2016Thomas D Reifsnyder and

Usually when a person’s name is drawn from a hat, they gain something. But when Linn Washington had his name called hours before one of Philadelphia’s most controversial events, he almost lost his head. Literally.

Bridesburg

Bridesburg: Descendant of Lenni Lenape Tribe Strives for State Recognition

May 9, 2016Margery Cedano

Thousands of years before Bridesburg became the neighborhood we know of today, it was the lush lands that the Lenni Lenape (meaning “original” or “real” people) farmed, fished, hunted and thrived in. On April 13,

Germantown

Center City: ActionAIDS Sees Work as Helping to Create An AIDS-Free Generation

May 6, 2016Tiana Huckaby and

ActionAIDS is a Philadelphia-based organization that focuses on creating an AIDS-free generation through a variety of proven strategies. Located at 1216 Arch St., the organization seeks to sustain and improve the quality of life for

Business

South Philadelphia: Where Old Meets New

May 6, 2016Patricia N Madej and

It’s a Saturday afternoon, and Vincent Iannelli is working in the back of his bakery on Passyunk Avenue. Iannelli, 29, wears a sauce-smudged cooking apron and a baseball cap atop his dark, slicked-back hair. He

Business

Northeast: Supermarket Closures Leave Food Pantries Scrambling

May 6, 2016Ashley Rose Kane

It was 8:40 a.m. on a recent sunny, spring-like day. In addition to the birds chirping, chatter could be heard as a line from the front of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church wrapped around Sackett

Crime

Frankford: Coming Together to Stop the Violence

May 6, 2016Sienna I Vance

Frankford residents take matters into their own hands. At a spring community meeting at St. Mark’s Church on Frankford Avenue, residents discussed the growing epidemic of violence in the neighborhood. According to Philadelphia Inquirer’s Crime

Arts and Entertainment

Mayfair: Butterfly Project Brings Monarchs to Mayfair

May 5, 2016Aaron Windhorst and

In the coming months, Mayfair’s residents and visitors can expect to see thousands of butterflies roaming throughout the neighborhood. After learning that the iconic North American black-and-orange insect is on the verge of disappearing for

Business

Frankford: Quaker School Prioritizes STEM Education for Students

May 5, 2016Sienna I Vance

Students at Frankford Friends School know what it means to be innovative, especially in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. These areas of study, coined as STEM, are the new focuses of Frankford

Environment

Fairmount: Plants Providing Natural Healing Benefits to People Using Herbal Remedies

May 5, 2016Jasmine Johnson

Before pharmaceutical medicine became prevalent in modern society, people used holistic herbal medicine to treat illnesses. Today, the trend of using herbs for health care continues. “Essentially, herbal medicine is the use of plants as medicine in

Business

Kensington: Program Seeks To Empower Businesses In American Street Corridor

May 5, 2016Kathryn Matheson

The American Street Empowerment Zone is all about facilitating job creation and economic development for Kensington – two things that aren’t easy and require diligence and patience. “It takes time. Economic development doesn’t happen overnight,”

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