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Hunting Park: Technology Teacher Started Out As Bus Attendant

April 28, 2012 charper

Evelyn Cruz did not always want to be a robotics teacher or even dabble in technology. In fact, she started out as a bus attendant at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Hunting Park, making a

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South Africa: Organization Trains Country’s Photographers

April 21, 2012 charper

https://vimeo.com/40658187] The Market Photo Workshop is a training institute created by photographer David Goldblatt during the apartheid years. The group began as a effort to give disenfranchised South Africans the opportunity to train and then work as

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South Africa: The Peoples’ Doctor and the Revolutionary

April 21, 2012 charper

https://vimeo.com/40663260] This documentary tells the story of a medical doctor and anti-apartheid activist, Abu Asvat, who was killed by two gunmen while treating his patients in Soweto in 1989. The documentary uses interviews with black

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South Africa: Martial Arts Crosses Racial Lines

April 21, 2012 charper

https://vimeo.com/40633136] This documentary focuses on Ken To Fude No Ryu Kenshu Kai Karate, a dojo and fitness center that defied racial apartheid policies by training people of all races during apartheid rule. Martial arts master Hanshi Solly

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Kensington: Two Fire Fighters Dead; Building Owners May Face Charges

April 9, 2012 charper

Philadelphia Neighborhoods reporters have been following the huge fire in Kensington. Anne Ha, a former staffer and Kensington resident, helped immeasurably with the coverage. See their tweets and photos at https://storify.com/philaneighbors/kensington-fire-claims-lives-of-two-fire-fighters For more info, follow

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Philadelphia Neighborhoods Adds Three Community Editions in Fairhill, Germantown and West Philly

March 27, 2012 charper

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched three new websites to focus on specific communities. Following are the new online editions, which will have news and information from these neighborhoods: These include: The Fairhill Times at www.fairhilltimes.com The

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Technically Philly: Documentary Being Made About City’s Tech Scene

March 27, 2012 charper

Philadelphia’s tech scene is getting its own debut. It’s lights, camera, action for producers David Dylan Thomas and Maurice Gaston’s newest project about the quickly evolving technology market in Philadelphia. The duo, who are both

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Philadelphia Neighborhoods Earns Top SPJ Regional Award

March 26, 2012 charper

For the second year in a row philadelphianeighborhoods.com received the first-place award for Best Independent Online Student Publication from the Society of Professional Journalists in Region 1. Philadelphia Neighborhoods also earned two second-place awards for In-Depth

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March 21, 2012 charper

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Philadelphia Neighborhoods Adds New Editions in Four Communities

March 16, 2012 charper

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched four new websites to focus on specific communities. Following are the new online editions, which will have news and information from these neighborhoods: The Brewerytown Times at www.brewerytowntimes.com The Hunting Park

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