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Amateur Sports: Nonprofits Help Homeless Beyond Athletics

December 18, 2015 Stephen T Godwin 0

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 [continue reading…]

Center City

Chinatown North/Callowhill: Pearl Street Gets Polished

November 2, 2015 pnadmin 0

There are many derelict alleyways all over the city. Many are used for storing dumpsters and garbage, and so they have become eyesores and havens for nuisance behavior. Recently though, designers and artists in Center [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Northeast: Catholic High Schools Mixed About Pope

September 28, 2015 pnadmin 1

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 [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Spring Garden: Collective Art Brings Parties With A Bang

April 2, 2015 1

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 [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: Are There Too Many Live Music Venues In Philly?

January 8, 2015 5

Philadelphia is an artistically diverse city. It is home to many galleries and music venues. In the recent years, the number of music venues has grown, and it is affecting the already established venues in [continue reading…]

Immigration

Waterfront: Church Group Maintains Mission to Help Visiting Seamen

December 16, 2014 0

A nonprofit nearly two centuries old is still working hard to serve the men who come into one of the world’s largest freshwater ports. The Seamen’s Church Institute of Philadelphia and South Jersey has made [continue reading…]

Immigration

Waterfront: Foreign Seafarers Get Warm Greeting in Philly After Long Voyages

December 16, 2014 0

The Rickmers Seoul ship is just one of the many ships to dock at the Tioga Marine Terminal on the Delaware River in any given week. Nearly 92 percent of these ships are visited by [continue reading…]

Fishtown

Delaware Waterfront: Eliminating Stigmas and Creating Links

July 1, 2014 0

The physical barriers that have separated the Delaware River waterfront from Center City have created a stigma that the two locations are not related. The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation is on a mission to break [continue reading…]

When the statue was installed in its current location, thousands of people came to the ceremony, despite having three days' notice.
Spring Garden

Spring Garden: Rocky Statue Draws Visitors from Near and Far

May 15, 2014 0

The Rocky statue is widely considered an interesting tourist attraction in Philadelphia. Not by Ryan Schweiger. On May 4, the Gilbertsville, Pa., native brought three German people – his wife Thalia and her friends, Svenia [continue reading…]

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Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment: From Nucky to Nas, Que Salutes his Idols

May 9, 2014 0

Surfing the web for new beats during his song-writing process, Quintin Cliett stumbled upon TCustomz’ website, where a little ditty slugged “Matlock” piqued his interest. “It’s a sample of the ‘Matlock’ theme in hip-hop form,” Cliett [continue reading…]

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