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Technically Philly: The Enterprise Center Aims to Boost Businesses of Minority Entrepreneurs

July 9, 2014

A group of entrepreneurs sat in a conference room on a recent Wednesday for diverse reasons: one woman sought guidance on solidifying her cookie business with a brick-and-mortar store; another hoped to develop an online interior

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Fishtown: Five Spots with Interesting History

July 8, 2014

The trademark blue and gold signs that mark historical locations are ubiquitous in Philadelphia. Some are nothing more than fun facts and others can transport you back in time, if for only a few moments.

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Delaware River Waterfront: Five Abandoned Places of Interest

July 7, 2014

The Delaware River waterfront is in the midst of a complete restoration. Powered in large part by the efforts of the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, old piers and vacant lots have been (and are being)

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: FDR Park Thrives Despite Budget Cuts

July 7, 2014

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park teems with activity during the summer months. A golf course, hiking paths, tennis courts, skatepark, baseball fields and playground all dot the park’s landscape. Despite massive funding cuts to the Department

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Poverty Beat: A Community Defying the Odds on Jefferson Street

July 7, 2014

It is summer in Brewerytown and the sound of children playing coalesces with the screeches of police sirens from the 2400 block of Jefferson Street. Home to more than a thousand residents life on this

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Northwest: Teens 4 Good Program Empowers Youth Through An Urban Farm

July 7, 2014

Teenagers have taken the lead of a half-acre urban farm at the Schuylkill Center, in Northwest Philadelphia, to provide the community with fresh food. Teens 4 Good is an Environmental Education program empowering youth and

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Port Richmond: Construction Continues to Dominate Livingston Street

July 3, 2014

Since the beginning of May there has been a massive construction project on Livingston Street in Port Richmond. The block, along with many others throughout the neighborhood, is being reconstructed to replace old pipes underground.

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Poverty Beat: Making the Grass Greener for Returning Citizens

July 3, 2014

As the prison population in the United States has more than quintupled since the 1970s, re-entry to society has become nearly impossible for returning citizens. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the US holds

Education

Northwest: Philadelphians “Bee-ing the Change”

July 3, 2014

“I am not a bug person,” said Anaiis Salles, resident beekeeper at Green Sanctuary Community Apiary, located on the grounds of the 52-acre Awbury Arboretum. How, then, did Salles become an authority on beekeeping in

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment: R5 Productions Finds Permanent Home At First Unitarian Church Basement

July 2, 2014

Mike McKee took to the basement stage of the First Unitarian Church with his Philly-based punk band Kill the Man Who Questions for the last time on April 21st, 2002. Today, he’s the church’s communications

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