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Education

Old City: Museum Combats the Rise in Anti-Semitism

May 14, 2017 George Miller 0

The year was 1917. The world had been engaged in World War I for about three years before the United States entered. Violent revolutions broke out across Russia in response to government corruption, ultimately leading […]

Crime

Spring Garden: CCP Lockdown After Gun Seen on Campus

October 7, 2015 George Miller 1

The Community College of Philadelphia campus on Spring Garden Street was put on lockdown Tuesday morning after reports of a gunman on the loose. Philadelphia Police officers, along with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco […]

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Influencing the Community Through Religion

September 17, 2015 George Miller 0

When you walk down Germantown’s antiquated cobblestone streets, you see a diverse pool of people from block to block. On one block you see people wearing Muslim clothing, and on another block you see people […]

Next Mayor

Primary Election Day 2015: Don’t Count Those Millennials Out Yet

May 19, 2015 George Miller 0

Philadelphia has significant problem when it comes to voting, especially when the focus is on municipal elections rather than national. Of all folks who fall into the roughly 75 to 80 percent of registered voters who […]

Featured Stories

Doug Oliver: “I Know I’m an Underdog. I Just Don’t Care.”

February 10, 2015 George Miller 1

It’s official. Doug Oliver, a former PGW executive and press secretary for Mayor Nutter, is running for mayor. He announced his candidacy over the weekend and is officially ready to begin his campaign. The 40-year-old Germantown native sat […]

Fishtown

Fishtown: A Park for Dogs and Owners Alike

April 3, 2014 George Miller 0

On the western bank of the Delaware River sits Penn Treaty Park, a public park since 1893. The Friends of Penn Treaty Park, an organization established in 2005 to promote the park as a clean […]

Economy

Lancaster Avenue: La Pearl Beauty Emporium Strives to Help Community

March 26, 2014 George Miller 0

La Pearl Beauty Emporium, located on the corner of 39th and Lancaster Avenue, is making strides to serve the West Philadelphia community. The salon, which opened its doors on Lancaster Avenue in 1996, recently held […]

Economy

5th Street: South Kensington Community Partners Greening Project

March 20, 2014 George Miller 0

South Kensington has experienced a high influx of new homeowners, renters and sustainable construction. The new people live amongst the longtime residents. The pattern of gentrification has increased the need for community smoothing through outreach […]

Environment

The Waterfront: Fishing on the Schuylkill River

March 20, 2014 George Miller 0

The Schuylkill River runs throughout Pennsylvania and can be noted for some great chances to fish. But when it meets the Delaware in the urban environment of Philadelphia, one might think that chance to fish […]

Featured Stories

Grays Ferry: New Community Garden at the Russian Orthodox Church

March 19, 2014 George Miller 0

The Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church is the only Russian Orthodox Church in South Philadelphia. The parish held a well-attended centennial celebration in October. “My grandmother and grandfather mortgaged their home to help […]

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