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Fairhill: Halal Live Poultry Shop Has Cross-Cultural Appeal

February 21, 2012

What’s for dinner tonight? For the diverse clientele of the Saba Halal Live Poultry Shop, it’s likely to be the freshest-tasting chicken, guinea hen, rabbit, duck, goat and beef, reminiscent of the poultry and meats

Fairhill

Fairhill: Congreso Gives 35 Years of Service to Latinos

February 21, 2012

https://vimeo.com/37079659] Congreso de Latinos Unidos, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing services to the local community, is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Described by Cynthia Figueroa, the president and CEO, as a multiservice organization with Latino

Education

Hunting Park: ASPIRA PA Improves Local Schools

February 21, 2012

https://vimeo.com/37129487] A lot has changed since John B. Stetson Middle School, a mostly Latino school in Hunting Park, changed from being run by the Philadelphia School District to its current charter organization, ASPIRA PA, said

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: Community Groups Are ‘United’ for Park Restoration

February 21, 2012

https://vimeo.com/37143045] For years, Hunting Park United has worked hard to restore Hunting Park and the surrounding community to its former glory. Before the park became a breeding ground for drugs and crime, it was a

Education

Hunting Park: Success Academy Schools Partner with ASPIRA PA

February 21, 2012

ASPIRA PA, the Hunting Park-based charter school nonprofit, is hoping its discipline-focused school expands out of the state and down the east coast to other cities. Started at Stetson B. Middle School two years ago,

Economy

Hunting Park: Generating Funds Amid a Recovering Economy

February 21, 2012

The majority of Hunting Park’s residents are middle-to-low-income families with the median salary sitting around $22,000. Amid a slowly recovering economy and already low earnings, families do what they can to accumulate extra funds in

Kensington

Kensington: Going Green One Rain Barrel at a Time

February 20, 2012

In a push to get local residents more involved in the environmental state of the community, Sustainable 19125 held a rain barrel workshop in East Kensington. It was organized to get the word out about

Education

Strawberry Mansion: William D. Kelley School Career Exploration Program

February 16, 2012

Orissa Adams, the dean of students at the William D. Kelley School, is working to provide her students with as many resources as possible while on a limited budget. She was recently awarded a $500 grant toward

Kensington

Kensington: Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program Not Reaching Residents

February 15, 2012

Comcast, the largest home Internet provider, is having a difficult time bridging the digital divide in Kensington. Introduced last fall, Comcast’s Internet Essentials program aims to provide low-income families with home Internet access for $9.95

Milton
Crime

Hunting Park: Keeping Children Safe from Kidnappers

February 15, 2012

https://vimeo.com/36865921] It’s every parent’s nightmare – losing his or her child in a kidnapping. Iriana DeJesus would have turned 17 this year. She could have been halfway through her junior year in high school and

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