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Education

Fairhill: Students and Teachers Displeased With ‘Their’ School Closing

May 6, 2013

https://vimeo.com/65338786] With the Fairhill School set for closure at the end of the school year, many children and teachers will find themselves in a totally new environment with new peers, new colleagues and new challenges.

Fairhill

Fairhill: Astronomy Night Held at Burial Ground

May 1, 2013

The historic Fairhill Burial Ground held its fourth annual astronomy night on April 26, an event where children and adults from the neighborhood are encouraged to come out and join Astronomer Denise Vacca to take

Fairhill

Fairhill: Parents Protest Closure of M.H. Stanton School

May 1, 2013

When protesters upset over the closing of the M.H. Stanton Elementary School blocked the intersection of Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue they endured jeers and shouts from motorists inconvenienced by the demonstration. Police had blocked

Fairhill

Fairhill: Artist Finds Inspiration and His Creative Objects in Neighborhood

April 25, 2013

https://vimeo.com/64692276]   On the 3300 block of North 5th Street, there is a small but wondrous destination for people from across the city – the home of self-taught artist Dino Vazquez. Vazquez moved into the neighborhood

Fairhill

Fairhill: Maine Company Brings Carnival to Neighborhood

April 17, 2013

East Coast Midways will be running a midway carnival in Fairhill at Somerset and Second streets through Sunday. The Maine-based company travels up and down the East Coast between Philadelphia and Maine, giving percentages of

Fairhill

Fairhill: Taller Begins Conducting Neighborhood Study

March 31, 2013

When Taller Puetrorriqueňo dismantles its current featured exhibit, which is a gallery of art pieces by Esperanza Cortes, the culture organization will launch what it is calling the Claiming Places Laboratory or “CP Lab.” The

Education

Fairhill: Village Arts and Free Library Bring Residents Internet Hot Spot

February 20, 2013

Fairhill community organization Village Arts and Humanities has teamed up with the Free Library of Philadelphia to provide residents with a free internet hot spot. The seven-seat computer lab is located at Village Arts’ headquarters

Arts and Entertainment

Fairhill: Mural Project Aims to Revitalize Part of Germantown Avenue

December 5, 2012

https://vimeo.com/54979393] Nelly Maldanado often stands outside of his clothing store on the 2600 block of Germantown Avenue and reminisces about a time not long ago when businesses up and down the corridor flourished. Although Maldonado’s

Arts and Entertainment

Fairhill: Dutch Artists Inspire Philly Painting Project

December 5, 2012

https://vimeo.com/54976710] When Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn received the news that Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program wanted them to come to design a pair of large-scale projects, they immediately knew that it would be a once-in-a-lifetime

Economy

Fairhill: Educators Seek to Inspire Students

December 4, 2012

https://vimeo.com/54739297] When Darlene Lomax-Garrett became co-principal of Fairhill Elementary School at 601 W. Somerset St. last year, it wasn’t her first time around. Earlier in her career she had joined the school’s faculty to fill

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