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Arts and Entertainment

Chinatown: Xu Lin Builds Community With Dragon Boat Team

June 4, 2015

The summer weather is arriving and the school year ending, but Chinatown is not exactly the ideal vacation spot. “There’s nothing to do in Chinatown during the summer,” said Jason Lin, 31. “There are no

Center City

Society Hill: Preserving Where You Live

May 27, 2015Amber Clay

Bob Curley, the president of the Society Hill Civic Association, shows that you don’t need to have long standing roots in a community in order to protect its interests. He’s been a resident of Society

Business

Chinatown: A Community Leader Who Learns from Challenges

May 22, 2015

John Chin, 49, the Executive Director of Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC), was born and raised in Philadelphia’s Chinatown. As Chin comfortably sat in the black swivel chair with a nice white dress shirt tucked

Chinatown

Chinatown: Five Noodle Shops You Need to Go Slurp

May 21, 2015

When it comes to noodles, this stringy-carb is a delicacy to not only the Chinese culture but for all Asian cultures alike. In the art of making these noodles, there are different forms they can be made into –

Chinatown

Chinatown: Low Voter Turnout Despite Good Weather

May 20, 2015

With the sun shining down and a light cool breeze blowing by, it was the perfect weather condition for people to come out and vote. Despite the good weather, voter turnout was not so good

Center City

Center City: ‘Philadelphia Is Baltimore’ Rally Floods Streets

May 1, 2015

Around the world, demonstrations are taking place in support of the Baltimore protestors and to highlight police brutality and racial issues in their own cities in the wake of the Freddie Gray death. Yesterday, hundreds

City Hall

Politics: Young Politicians and the Republican Reformation

April 23, 2015

As the primary election draws closer, the races are beginning to heat up. The local Republican Party is focusing not on the mayoral race, however, but on the contest for two at-large seats on City

Fashion

Queen Village: Giving a Helping Hand to Small Businesses

April 22, 2015

Philadelphia is a diverse city that is full of diverse businesses. There are 93,000 small business owners in Philadelphia according to a report done by the Sustainable Business Network. There is a concentration of small

Arts and Entertainment

Spring Garden: Collective Art Brings Parties With A Bang

April 2, 2015Paul Klein

Bangarang is making a name for itself in Philadelphia’s subculture community. As an art collective, Bangarang is a group of various types of artists who have a common goal of  promoting and supporting artist expression. In order

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: The Race for Mayor and The Potential Impact on the Arts in Schools

April 2, 2015Paul Klein

As we get closer and closer to the Philadelphia mayoral election, one of the focal points of discussion will be the candidate’s plans for bettering education in Philadelphia. Yearly budget cuts have plagued schools, resulting in layoffs,

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