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East Falls

East Falls: Remembering the First Computer

February 21, 2011 3

https://vimeo.com/20189618] In a small corner of the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Electrical Engineering, marked by a small paper sign, sits Philadelphia’s portion of the remains of the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC) [continue reading…]

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Manayunk: Divine and Dividing Issues

February 20, 2011 4

https://vimeo.com/20182845] As they struggle with long-term demographic changes and the impact of a new round of clergy abuse scandals, the Catholic parishes of Manayunk warmly welcomed Cardinal Justin Rigali on Sunday. Cardinal Rigali celebrated the [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Papermaking at the Birthplace of American Paper

February 18, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/20005894] Philadelphia is home to a lot of firsts, including the first known American flag in 1777 and the first meeting of the U. S. Congress in 1789. Nearly a century earlier, however, there was [continue reading…]

Fairhill

Fairhill: Hannah House Helps Incarcerated Women Back Onto Their Feet

February 17, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/20008672] With its large stonewalls and windows peering down upon the almost deserted street, Hannah House Inc. seems almost out of place. On a street some distance from the business district in Fairhill, the looming [continue reading…]

Education

Ridge Avenue: Local Church Makes a Difference in the Community

February 17, 2011 1

https://vimeo.com/19996483] Places of worship are very common throughout the city of Philadelphia. With what started as a congregation that met in the house of its minister, The Greater St. Luke’s Disciple Church has since grown [continue reading…]

Education

Port Richmond: Three Years Later, Our Lady of Port Richmond Survives

February 17, 2011 6

Principal Sister Mary Ripp patrolled the hallways of Our Lady of Port Richmond on her way to  supervise the lunch room. The hallways were alive with second-, fourth- and sixth-graders making their way to the [continue reading…]

Education

Hunting Park: Community Center Offers Kids a Place to Play and Learn

February 17, 2011 3

https://vimeo.com/20015668] Every weekday afternoon, there are 60 kids running around the halls of the Hunting Park Christian Academy. Rowdy relay races and dodge ball faceoffs in the basement produce enough screams and cheers to echo [continue reading…]

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Germantown: Jamaican D’s, Please

February 14, 2011 1

Clouds of thick, scented smoke emanated from the grill outside of Jamaican D’s as jerk chicken cooked along the sidewalk. The small eatery is nestled between the shops along Chelten Avenue by Wister Street. Owner [continue reading…]

The former site of an abandoned factory at 2nd and Somerset St.
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Kensington: Once a Factory, Now a Pile of Rubble

February 14, 2011 0

The block is reminiscent of news footage from the streets of a war zone, but it’s not an international war zone. This is Kensington. Nearly a month after a four-alarm fire at Second and Somerset [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Battling the Economic Downturn in an Upscale Neighborhood

February 10, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/19723156] Chestnut Hill is known to be a destination for unique boutiques, shops and restaurants. But recently, some local shop owners have gone out of business or are struggling to stay open. To try and [continue reading…]

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