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Lancaster Avenue: Five Great Eateries Worth Visiting

February 2, 2016 Thomas D Reifsnyder

The Lancaster Avenue corridor in West Philadelphia is  home to many small businesses, including ethnic restaurants, specifically Korean and Jamaican. While these restaurants may not look like the jazziest places to dine from the outside, local

Allegheny

Strawberry Mansion/Allegheny West: Loaded with History Worth Visiting

February 1, 2016 Carine Lavache

Strawberry Mansion and Allegheny West have been marred by news reports of violence and drug problems for many years. What people may think are dangerous areas in North Philadelphia are unique subdivisions with their own

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: Local Editors Share In Creative Community

January 11, 2016 pnadmin

Tom McAllister had never listened to a podcast before he began co-hosting his own. The Barrelhouse literary magazine non-fiction editor was prompted by friend and Barrelhouse books editor Mike Ingram to start their own podcast,

Featured Stories

Strawberry Mansion: Therapist Offers Alternative Form Of Therapy

January 11, 2016 Noe Carlos Garcia

[acf field=”embed_code_3″] Ronald Crawford sat at his desk in his office at Stop and Surrender, an alcohol and drug treatment facility, as he gathered his curriculum for his latest group therapy session. The difference with

Featured Stories

South Philadelphia: Mummers Aim for More Diversity at This Year’s Parade

December 28, 2015 Thomas F Beck

The Philadelphia Mummers Parade, which was first officially recognized by the city of Philadelphia on New Year’s Day of 1901, has long been one of the city’s most beloved cultural idiosyncrasies – but also one

Featured Stories

Strawberry Mansion: Shoe Drive Campaign Makes Environmental and Economic Impact

December 18, 2015 Noe Carlos Garcia

Irvin B. Shannon, executive director of the Harmonious Volunteer Center (HVC), walked into Wash-n-Dry Laundromat at 26th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue on Wednesday, Dec. 2. He greeted the laundry attendant, opened the lid

Center City

Center City: Life Through the Lens of an Out Pastor

December 17, 2015 Tom Dougherty

Inside an Oregon storage unit a few days after their engagement in July, R. Eric Thomas learned something about his fiancé, Rev. David Norse (above), through some old photographs. “We both realized that we were pretty

Center City

LGBTQ: ‘There’s a Real Shift Happening’ in Christianity

December 17, 2015 Tom Dougherty

For Rev. David Norse, he’s seen a lot of change in the last six years. “There’s a real shift happening,” he said, “and it’s really changing in that tradition with younger members. That’s why I

Center City

Center City: ‘Come as You are’ at Broad Street Ministry

December 17, 2015 Tom Dougherty

When Broad Street Ministry opened in 2005, the staff realized quickly the church had to be different. “We knew right away this needed to be a church for this zip code,” said Rev. Andy Greenhow, minister

Arts and Entertainment

Education: A Look Inside the District’s Struggling Schools

December 15, 2015 Lora C Strum

—Text and image by Lora Strum and Ashley Hart

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