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Technically Philly: Parenting Network Seeks to Educate and Protect in Digital World

June 21, 2011 Comments Off on Technically Philly: Parenting Network Seeks to Educate and Protect in Digital World

Hanging from one of the cabinets of Predictive Edge CEO Bill Campbell’s desk is a piece of paper that reads, “Parenting Problems? Who You Going To Call?” Under the text are two pictures. The first [continue reading…]

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Germantown: Local Artist Finds Inspiration in Community

June 21, 2011 2

Painter and printmaker Robert Finch has been creating art in Germantown for over 50 years. While he and his wife Sue moved to the Main Line for a period of time, Finch said that it [continue reading…]

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West Oak Lane: Central High School Jazz Band

June 20, 2011 charper 2

[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/su11westoaklanejazzfest” height=500 width=600] Sharing the desire for the glory of the jazz age, nine students from the Central High School Jazz Band performed on stage at this year’s West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts [continue reading…]

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Manayunk: One Key Force Behind the Neighborhood’s Rise

June 20, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/25329875] Martha Vidauri loves her job. She even went so far as to say that she thinks it is the most interesting thing about her. And while organizing events for the Manayunk Development Corp. is [continue reading…]

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Ludlow: Seventh Annual Sugar Kane Festival Engages Community

June 19, 2011 1

Asociaciòn Puertorriqueños en Marcha is a non-profit organization that provides critical health, housing, substance abuse and support services for families in North Philadelphia. The organization has worked to transform North Philadelphia by rehabilitating older housing [continue reading…]

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Northeast Philadelphia: Autistic Endeavors Learning Center Buys Lower Dublin Academy

June 17, 2011 1

https://vimeo.com/25190006] A historic building in Northeast Philadelphia is now continuing its purpose centuries later. The Lower Dublin Academy began as a one-room log cabin schoolhouse in 1723. The building developed from the will of Philadelphia’s [continue reading…]

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Roxborough: Local Teens Impressed by South Africa Trip

June 17, 2011 charper 0

A group of Roxborough teens from the Salvation Army recently visited South Africa. Read about their trip on our partner’s website, www.newsworks.org at https://bit.ly/kZoTOg

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Germantown: The Poet of the Neighborhood

June 16, 2011 1

https://vimeo.com/25111708] RuNett Nia Ebo wrote her first poem in 1960 and hasn’t stopped since. Early on, she discovered the therapeutic value in poetry. She used it to deal with the death of her grandfather with [continue reading…]

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North Central: An Organization Brings New Meaning to the Color Pink

June 16, 2011 1

https://vimeo.com/25054327] As a child growing up, Nakia Campbell was exposed to many extraordinary experiences that most young women do not get the chance to witness. Because of this, Campbell knew she wanted to give back. [continue reading…]

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Port Richmond: Residents Hopeful, But Wary, Over Plans to Improve the Riverfront

June 16, 2011 3

https://vimeo.com/25143605] Patty-Pat Kozlowski’s family used to live in Venango. Her father, grandmother and great-aunt grew up in a neighborhood that no longer exists. Into the mid-20th century, the Kozlowskis had farmland near the river. There [continue reading…]

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