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Philadelphia Neighborhoods Adds New Editions in Four Communities

March 16, 2012 charper 0

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 [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Program Brings Youth Back to Shakespeare

March 14, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/38383836] Young aspiring actors gather together at the Francis Cope House, located at One Awbury Road, bringing the words of Shakespeare to life. Suddenly, a room that only housed a fireplace and an oriental rug, [continue reading…]

Education

West Oak Lane: Expansion Has Positive Impact On School

March 14, 2012 1

West Oak Lane Charter School recently finished an eight-month process of adding an expansion to their school that has created a new sense of pride for the students and teachers. School officials began discussing the expansion [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

West Oak Lane: Former Inmate Aims to Inspire Through Art

March 14, 2012 2

Jeffrey Glenn Reese, who lives in Mount Airy, began his career as a young graffiti artist in New York City. Now he is an internationally known artist and an inspiration to many. As an 11-year-old [continue reading…]

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Hunting Park: Philadelphia Fire Department Union Suggests Changes

March 13, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/38397113] A moment barely passed after the bell in the Engine 59 fire house rang, and Duane Hughes darted from the station’s kitchen to the driver’s seat of the fire truck. The fire station, which [continue reading…]

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Japan: Temple Group Creates Song and Video to Raise Money for Those Still in Need a Year Later

March 13, 2012 charper 0

https://vimeo.com/38224848] A year ago, Philadelphia Neighborhoods hosted stories from Temple-Japan after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters there. You can see those stories by selecting this site. Now some members of Temple’s School of Communications [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Al Dia: Part-time Dancer Won’t Turn Her Back on Love for Flamenco

March 13, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/38440000] When Monica Herrera traveled to Spain when she was 12, she saw flamenco for the first time in a restaurant with her grandparents. Herrera said: “I couldn’t even believe what I was looking at. [continue reading…]

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Kensington: An Organization Fueled by Faith

March 13, 2012 1

One night during his 19-month stay at Holmesburg Prison more than 20 years ago Frank Vega had a dream. In it, Vega saw four buildings with people going in and coming out of them. He [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Local Business Owner Mentors Others on the Hill

February 29, 2012 0

After more than four years of having a home goods store in Phoenixville, David Friday and Lindsey Herman, co-owners of Hipster Home, relocated their business to Chestnut Hill in October. But the move to 8236 [continue reading…]

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East Falls

East Falls: Residents Worry About Trash Problem

February 29, 2012 1

Trash accumulating on the streets of East Falls is becoming a problem, some residents maintain. Walking along the streets of East Falls, residents see piles of trash along fence lines and around drainage grates. One [continue reading…]

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