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Juniata Park: Animal Group Aims to Educate Pet Owners This Winter

November 5, 2015 Harrison Brink 0

As the weather starts to get colder, people are covering up to stay warm. Yet animals are sometimes left out in the cold. This can be due to neglect or due to innocent ignorance. Regardless of [continue reading…]

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Strawberry Mansion: Neighborhood High School Holds First Annual Homecoming Football Game

October 30, 2015 pnadmin 0

It was a historic moment at 29th Street and Chalmers Field as Strawberry Mansion High School held its first annual homecoming football game Saturday, Oct. 17. The Strawberry Mansion Knights beat the Immaculate Conception Lions from [continue reading…]

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Education: Philadelphia POPS Orchestra “Swings” into Schools

October 27, 2015 Lora C Strum 0

For the 50 students in Dorina Morrow’s advanced vocal music class at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA,) the choir room is their stage. Standing three stairs deep in front of [continue reading…]

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Center City: Release Your Inner Child for Halloween

October 26, 2015 Phylandra Anne McFaddin 0

Goblins and ghouls are back again! The Center City Spirit Halloween store is open for business. Kids aren’t the only ones running around looking for costumes. Adults are, too. Store manager, Nicole Durkson said the most [continue reading…]

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Whitman: Fright Factory Gains Attention with New Talent

October 26, 2015 pnadmin 1

Tucked away in an aging building at Front and Jackson streets in the Whitman section of South Philadelphia, devoid of the typical bells and whistles that accompany haunted attractions, Fright Factory is easy to miss. [continue reading…]

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Northern Liberties: How a Business Owner Ditched the Usual

October 21, 2015 pnadmin 0

From small, intimate restaurants with tables under twinkling lights to hardcore boxing and martial arts gyms, Northern Liberties is a place to discover hidden gems. Ritual Ritual is no exception. The 2nd Street store welcomes [continue reading…]

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Strawberry Mansion: Resident Teaches Responsibility Through Horses

October 20, 2015 pnadmin 1

Al Lynch was born to be a horseman. Almost literally. He was born at a horse stable at 27th and Dauphin streets while his father was feeding horses. Lynch developed his love of horses while [continue reading…]

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Roxborough: Advent’s Effect On People and Businesses

June 18, 2015 0

The Roxborough/Manayunk community contains a variety of different people and businesses, so Advent was the perfect advertising agency to come in and provide this neighborhood with what it needed. In 2012, Joseph Decandido and his [continue reading…]

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Roxborough: Preserving a Family’s Legacy, One Cheesesteak at a Time

June 12, 2015 4

For Steven Kotridis, the food industry has always been a huge part of his life, so purchasing and preserving Dalessandro’s was something that has meant a lot to him. The original shop was opened in 1961 by William [continue reading…]

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Arts & Entertainment: Organizations Bring Dance and Theater to Classrooms

April 21, 2015 0

For two years now, Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite has had heightened concerns in regards to whether Philadelphia public schools will begin classes as scheduled at the start of the academic year, or if increased layoffs and budget cuts [continue reading…]

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