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Logan Square

Center City

Logan Square: “Like Living and Having a Classroom Outside of The Classroom”

May 31, 2016 Alexandra Menzione

The Logan Square Neighborhood Association is an all-volunteer community organization comprised of residents and organizations in the Logan Square area who hope to keep the area a beautiful and safe place to live and visit.

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Logan Square: Five Spots Being Revitalized With The Vine Street Expressway Project

May 26, 2016 Paul Klein

Logan Square has experienced a recent construction boom, which has created many road closures and traffic detours, but also a hope of renewal for the city’s infrastructure. Many projects have been started in recent months,

Abandoned Property

Amateur Sports: Nonprofits Help Homeless Beyond Athletics

December 18, 2015 Stephen T Godwin

Street Soccer USA On any given night in the United States, there are approximately 564,708 people who are counted as homeless. On any given night in this country, there are also 39,907 unaccompanied youth between

Center City

Logan Square: Philadelphia’s Mormon Temple Expected to be Completed by Summer 2016

December 9, 2015 Moira E Wilson

It has been nearly three years since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began constructing its Philadelphia temple (above). Standing tall on Vine Street, between 17th and 18th streets, there are only a

Amateur Sports

Northeast: Catholic High Schools Mixed About Pope

September 28, 2015 pnadmin

George Todt looked at Archbishop Ryan High School’s rear grounds as he reflected on Pope John Paul II’s Oct. 3, 1979 visit to Philadelphia. John Paul II had come to a city where 1 million

Christ Church was the first It was the first Anglican church in Pennsylvania.
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Religion: Five Houses of Worship Worth Visiting

September 8, 2015 Tom Dougherty

While the upcoming papal visit draws most of the attention in Philadelphia, another religious leader will soon make his way to the city. The Dalai Lama will be here Oct. 26 and 27, when he’ll

Education

Logan Square: Vetri Foundation Brings Life Lessons Into The Kitchen

March 16, 2015

Mixers, bowls, spatulas and students dressed in aprons amongst thousands of hardbacks don’t sound like a typical way to spend an afternoon at the Free Library of Philadelphia. But to one local organization, it’s the

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