https://vimeo.com/25050173] With prices on the rise, residents in Hunting Park look for ways to stay cool this summer. Most homes are not equipped with central air, a technology invented long after many homes were [continue reading…]
Most people have likely heard the term “digital divide.” But what is it exactly? One frequent definition of “digital divide” is the gap between those individuals who have access to computers, the Internet and technology [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/25038119] The women from New Directions Inc., who participate in Gearing Up’s bike rides on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, have unique backgrounds, stories and motivations, but they have all fallen in love with biking as [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/24823567] Founded in 1933 by Joseph Jankowski, the Polish American String Band has been entertaining audiences, both young and old, for decades with its traditional, powerful polka sound. Headquartered on the corner of East [continue reading…]
Marc Brodzik of Fishtown has launched a local video production company that started its own Internet channel, Scrapple TV, that he wants to become a national hit. “I call it unprocessed television,” Brodzik said of [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/24883652] The Bustleton Bengals Club is one of many sports organizations for boys and girls in Northeast Philadelphia. The club continues to live out its mission that began in 1956. Past President and parent Vince [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/24843888] The fact that a German immigrant founded Germantown may seem common knowledge, but the various layers of Francis Daniel Pastorius’ legacy are often overlooked. While a monument in honor of Pastorius is positioned along [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/24782193] Assistant vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is a far cry from running a small business focused on organic tea. Howard James, the owner and operator of Tea Country, saw an [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/24838895] Gwen Hardeman, a former drug addict, received the Gearing Up Bicycle Ambassador award this weekend and a brand new Fuji mountain bike at the 2011 TD Bank Philadelphia International Liberty Classic bike race, in [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/24805948] The Hammer of Glory, or what many Northeast natives refer to as the “HOG,” left Northeast Philly’s own Hop Angel Brauhaus early Friday morning to kick off Philly Beer Week 2011. Philly Beer Week is [continue reading…]
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