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Arts & Entertainment: MAP And Philly Writers Paint Their Own Paths

January 9, 2015

In reaction to an increase in graffiti in the 1980s, the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network was created to eradicate the artwork from the city’s buildings, trains, bridges and anything else that graffiti artists – properly known

Arts and Entertainment

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

January 8, 2015

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

Featured Stories

Kensington: Rise and Fall of the Housing Market

January 7, 2015

The Kensington housing market has been fluctuating throughout the past few years due to an influx of artists, new families and businesses moving in and various others moving out. Just what is bringing people in,

Featured Stories

Kensington: Artists Make New Homes Amongst Longtime Residents

January 7, 2015

Areas like Kensington, Fishtown and Olde Kensington have become synonymous with a new rising scene that was not there before. With each artist that moves into the area, the culture begins to shift and the

Arts and Entertainment

Olde Kensington: Pig Iron Encourages Students to Find Individual Artistic Vision

December 15, 2014

The Pig Iron Theatre Company, founded in 1995, has since its inception created over two dozen original works. In 2011, the Pig Iron Theatre Company launched the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training (APT).

Education

Strawberry Mansion: Revamped High School Trying to Make a Comeback

December 11, 2014

In the 2011-2012 school year, 26 assaults and eight serious incidents involving weapons took place within the walls of Strawberry Mansion High School, according to school district data. The following year, those numbers dropped to nine assaults

Business

West Kensington: Weathering an Economic Storm

December 8, 2014

Kensington Avenue, once the area’s centralized strip of commercial business, is still bustling to this day. New faces, new businesses and new wares are sold up and down the avenue. The first mile of Kensington

Arts and Entertainment

West Kensington: Street Art Adds Vibrance to Neighborhood

December 4, 2014

“No sense caring about it,” said Richard Connon, owner of Richard’s Bike Shop on Kensington Avenue at Lehigh Avenue. “I can’t do nothin’ about it. It ain’t the first time, they do it a lot

Arts and Entertainment

Ludlow: Couple Gives New Life to Maas Building, Opening It to Community

December 3, 2014

Ben Riesman and Catherine Birdsall are finally satisfied with the endless amount of work and money they have poured into the Maas Building – a project they have been working on for six years. The couple bought

Crime

Strawberry Mansion: Community Garden Serves as a Haven for Students

December 3, 2014

The garden across from J.G. Blaine School, filled with vibrant orange mums and brightly painted blue fences, held a small class of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students one crisp Friday morning. While on the surface the

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