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Francisville: Kayuh Bicycles’ Hybrid Shop Serves As Community Space

October 16, 2017 Emily Scott 0

On the corner of 19th and Girard streets, there is a mural of an individual riding a bright orange bike zooming passed cars. The mural reads “Kayuh: You’ll get there faster.” Kayuh means “pedal” in [Read More]

Francisville

Francisville: Fur Store Sees Neighborhood Change

October 9, 2017 Michaela Winberg 0

It was 1921 when Elayne Rutberg’s father-in-law first opened Rutberg Furs. After Rutberg’s father-in-law died, her husband took over. Then when her husband died, he passed the torch to Rutberg. She officially took ownership of [Read More]

Education

Francisville: Mural Program Brings Artists and Young Students Together

April 1, 2016 Victoria G Mier 0

One of artist Charlyn Griffith’s biggest accomplishments was being nicknamed “Ms. Strawberry Face.” “I think that at the point where a young person feels like you belong to them, you’ve succeeded in making a connection,” [Read More]

Education

Francisville: Urbanstead Farm Teaches Neighbors About Food, Responsibility

March 28, 2016 Paige C Gross 0

When Urbanstead founder Lisa Gaidanowicz was given a plot of land in Francisville to create a farm a few years ago, she didn’t realize it might be the first time neighborhood residents saw food coming [Read More]

Business

Francisville: More Than Just Another Furniture Store, Uhuru Seeks to Educate

March 21, 2016 Victoria G Mier 0

When nonprofit Uhuru Furniture moved from Center City to Francisville, sales manager Ruby Gittelsohn remembers one community member’s surprise. “I remember one guy said, ‘I was watching while they were renovating this building, but I [Read More]

Francisville

North Philadelphia: Neighborhoods’ History Has Not Been Forgotten

February 1, 2016 Paige C Gross 0

The neighborhoods of North Philadelphia are home to a number of historical landmarks. Reminders of the area’s 17th- and 18th-century history are scattered across the changing neighborhoods of Francisville, Sharswood, Spring Garden and North Central. [Read More]

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Rep. Donna Bullock Gives Residents a New Voice in Harrisburg

November 9, 2015 pnadmin 0

State Rep. Donna Bullock was sworn in as the legislator for the 195th District in August after her predecessor, Rep. Michelle Brownlee, pleaded guilty to a conflict of interest charge and tendered her resignation. The 195th District stretches [Read More]

Amateur Sports

Francisville: Nick Dobkowski Says Rec Center Offers More Than Fun and Games

September 14, 2015 pnadmin and Jasmine A. Smith 0

For the past year, Nick Dobkowski has been using his master’s degree in urban studies from Eastern University – and previous experience at recreation centers like Clemente and Vare – to, as he said, “not [Read More]

Featured Stories

Veterans’ Affairs: Leadership Boot Camp

October 9, 2014  0

The question “if not me, then who?” is central to a new program developed by the Travis Manion Foundation. In the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, 1st Lieutenant Travis Manion was killed when his group was [Read More]

Amateur Sports

Francisville: Morris To Be Honored at Madison Square Garden

December 2, 2013  0

Big 5 Hall of Famer and current Saint Joseph’s Prep boy’s basketball coach William “Speedy” Morris will receive the Eastern College Athletic Conference Lifetime Achievement Award on December 7th at Madison Square Garden “Anytime you [Read More]

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