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Amateur Sports

Brewerytown: Neighborhood Boxer Inducted into Hall of Fame

May 3, 2010

https://vimeo.com/20373495] In a city with a history of great boxers, it’s easy to overlook one: Brewerytown’s Charlie “Choo Choo” Brown. On May 16, however, Brown was inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame–an honor

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Strawberry Mansion: Fletcher Street Horsemen Aim to Restore Reputation

May 1, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18395299] Ellis Ferrell lets out a deep sigh. Ferrell is wearing a back brace these days. He’s worn down and spread too thin. Fletcher Street has become synonymous with horses. The stables there existed even

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Hunting Park: HIV May No Longer Carry a Stigma

April 28, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18393641] Being HIV positive is no longer a death sentence. Just ask Jennifer Poole. Poole lives in Hunting Park and sees her HIV status as no big deal. “Some people let their disease carry them

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Lawncrest and Mayfair: Neighborhoods Tackle Absentee Landlord Problem

April 28, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18393058] During their patrols with the Mayfair Town Watch, John Vearling and Len Roberts heard the same complaints from residents over and over again. The owners of this property did not shovel their sidewalk when

Crime

Guns in Philadelphia: The Views of Victims, Owners and Sellers

April 28, 2010

Sitting in the courtroom after her cousin was murdered, Rose Middleton told the shooter that she forgave him. Middleton’s cousin, Robert Selvy, was 53 when he was murdered by someone who lived just a few

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Ludlow: Senior Housing Creates a Community

April 27, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18395175] A van pulls up at a side door of a large concrete structure and 10 petite, mostly gray- and white-haired women, each with her hands full, emerge from behind its double doors and make

Mary Lou DiMaggio
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Technically Philly: Cybercrime Going Unnoticed and Underreported

April 18, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18394811] Kenneth Swope, 50, is a hard-working tile setter and family man, and like so many others, he was taken advantage of when his identity was stolen. He didn’t find out that his identity had

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Parkside: Fresh Food Initiative Gains National Recognition

April 17, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18393490] “Look, if you’re poor, we’ll give you food stamps. But if you don’t have a place to spend them, then what’s the point?” It’s a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and Jeff Brown is on a

Featured Stories

South Philadelphia: Vietnamese Community Tackles Hunger

April 15, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18394712] The Sunday service at the Bo De Temple, located at 13th and Washington streets, include the deep sounds of gongs and melodic chanting coming from the cross-legged congregation that sit scattered on the large

Education

Ludlow: Muslim Students Excel; School Plans Expansion

April 13, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18394231] Located on 1501 Germantown Ave., the Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy is a Muslim-based school for kindergarteners through 12th graders. Members of the faculty, such as Principal Abdur Rahman, teach Muslim values each day. Rahman believes

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