Summer vacation felt alive and well last Saturday afternoon on the 1600 block of Susquehanna Avenue. School may have started a week ago for most of the children in the neighborhood, but the smell of [continue reading…]
The smoke screen of cigar clouds fill the room, as the neighbors of South Philadelphia gather for a night filled with poker games, free food and cigar puffing. This is how Twin Smoke Shoppe owner [continue reading…]
It may be a new school year for most, but one teacher didn’t clean up his room and redecorate for new students. Instead he spent his summer sitting in a storage closet waiting for answers. [continue reading…]
Just hours after she died Tanya Wilson received a Facebook message from a friend about the popular game, Farmville, which Wilson apparently played online. That friend apparently did not know Wilson had been killed in [continue reading…]
In times of economic troubles, it seems counter intuitive to start a business, but that is exactly what Kenneth and Dee Foreman did. “Times are hard and we need extra money to help supplement our [continue reading…]
Tucked into a small nook between Maplewood and Chelten avenues is the outdoor Maplewood Mall. Red brick and grey cobblestones line the historic street where carriages and horses would be more at home than cars [continue reading…]
When it comes to eating, many neighborhoods of Philadelphia are ruled by fast food culture, with McDonald’s, Burger King and KFC lined up along the major thoroughfares. In Germantown, however, one simply needs to know [continue reading…]
Preserving a culture can be a challenge in a nation that was built on a melting pot philosophy. Throughout the country’s history, families have immigrated to the United States, slowly losing their cultural identity throughout the generations. But the Polish community always finds a way to keep kielbasa, babki, folk dances and an appreciation for Frédéric Chopin close to its heart. The Polish community in Port Richmond is one of the greatest places to witness this cultural preservation firsthand. [continue reading…]
Frances Archer hadn’t seen anything wrong with inviting a few strangers off the street into her home for coffee. On the other hand, her daughter Lillian saw things differently. “She said, ‘I could have been [continue reading…]
Jim Bear leans back in his chair on a rainy Sunday at the outdoor Maplewood Mall in Germantown. The owner of Gtownradio.com is preparing for his weekly radio show, Neu-Matic, in the front bedroom of [continue reading…]
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