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Month: April 2018

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: The Next Great Voice Actor

April 21, 2018 Rossi Nico 0

While 21-year-old Joseph Casiano enjoys playing video games, and all things fantasy, he is also using those games to help accomplish his dreams. Casiano wants to be the next great voice actor and he believes [continue reading…]

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Arts and Entertainment

Strawberry Mansion: Five Murals That Tell the Community’s Story

April 21, 2018 Hayward Matthew 0

While in Strawberry Mansion one can see history everywhere. The Historic Strawberry Mansion is in Fairmount Park. An inexpensive and easy way to see the history of this community is to walk around and take [continue reading…]

Education

Strawberry Mansion: Kevin Upshur, Founder of the Strawberry Mansion Learning Center

April 21, 2018 Hayward Matthew 4

Kevin Upshur, a longtime resident of Strawberry Mansion, has watched his neighborhood go through changes in his life. The biggest change? Upshur’s family owned and operated bar, was converted into the Strawberry Mansion Learning Center, [continue reading…]

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Philly Tutors Uses Fun and Games for Education

April 21, 2018 Hayward Matthew 0

Billy Eisenberg always had a passion for learning and passing on knowledge. So, naturally, after college he became a teacher. In the summer of 2002, while teaching 7th grade social studies, Eisenberg began to tutor [continue reading…]

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Fishtown

River Wards: 5 Bars to Dive Into After a Long Day

April 21, 2018 Durant Evan 1

  Fishtown and Port Richmond are scattered with notable, big name bars that command the lions share of the area’s nightlife. However, if you don’t feel like waiting in the inevitable lines and paying for brand [continue reading…]

Old City

Old City: 5 Ways Philadelphia Impacted American History

April 21, 2018 Richards Nadege 0

Philadelphia can be considered the birthplace of American politics. Although Philadelphia held a strong influence over the formation of the United States, politics in the city today remain detached from influencing the national political scene. To [continue reading…]

Center City

Politics: Union Workers Celebrate Labor Amid Potential Crisis

April 21, 2018 Cochran Robert 0

To commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s sanitation worker’s protest, union members across Pennsylvania gathered recently near City Hall to participate in Working People’s Day of Action. But while organizers celebrated, U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating on a [continue reading…]

History

Nicetown-Logan: Five Historic Places

April 21, 2018 Leer Daniel 0

North Philadelphia has a rich history revolving around blue-collar workers. Nicetown and Logan are home to historic locations that served the workers who lived in the city. These locations hold countless stories about the people [continue reading…]

Nicetown

Nicetown: CDC Offers Opportunities for a Better Community

April 21, 2018 Leer Daniel 0

Sandra Harmon has been helping others for quite literally her entire life. Her mother, who was also dedicated to community service, got Harmon involved at a young age and she hasn’t stopped since. She now [continue reading…]

Allegheny

Politics: Cindy Bass Gives The Community A Voice

April 16, 2018 Reed Margo 0

Logan residents feel they have been kept in the shadows for decades by their council people, but City Councilwoman Cindy Bass is finally giving them a voice. “We’ve been promised that our issues are going to [continue reading…]

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