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HomeAuthorsReed Margo

Articles by Reed Margo

Featured Stories

Allegheny West: Bu Bu’s Beer Deli Livelihood Threatened by Restaurant Licensing Bill

May 2, 2018 Reed Margo

A tall, plexiglass wall barricades customers from a metropolis of beer, snacks and lottery tickets at Bu Bu Deli. The same wall functions as a locked door to owner Steve Taing’s home and family upstairs.

Allegheny

Politics: Cindy Bass Gives The Community A Voice

April 16, 2018 Reed Margo

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

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Club LaRose Has Turned Into A Home And Hub For All

March 21, 2018 Reed Margo

Chenet LaRose’s dream was to open a community hub in Philadelphia where he could teach people about his Haitian heritage, but his Club LaRose quickly turned into a popular jazz club. LaRose, a retired dentist,

Germantown

Germantown: Building Community One Conversation at a Time

March 1, 2018 Reed Margo

Keith Schenck sees familiar faces on every Germantown corner. Schenck, a photographer, is involved in an artists’ collective as a leader and mentor. He and fellow artists organized two One Love Guns Down events to raise funds

Chestnut Hill

Northwest Philadelphia: Five Venues Where You Can Hear Jazz

February 26, 2018 Reed Margo

Looking for a live music performance without traveling into Center City? Philadelphia is a city steeped in jazz tradition and Germantown Avenue is rich in history and in the arts with numerous places along the

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