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Kensington: Kensington Blues Documents Hardships Beneath the El

For many, the battered streets beneath the El along Kensington Avenue serve as an eyesore, but for some, it is an outlet of expression.
Photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge, 31, has turned the littered sidewalks of Kensington into a narrative of the neighborhood’s struggle
with drugs and addiction through his blog Kensington Blues. By using photographs, audio recordings and journal entries, Stockbridge utilizes several media platforms to show the lives of those living along Kensington Avenue, better known to them as “the Ave.”
Stockbridge started Kensington Blues in 2008 after spending years photographing the interior of abandoned houses around Philadelphia. Through his work within blighted neighborhoods he became more familiar with those who occupied their streets and narrowed his focus to document their stories.

Kensington: Pizza Brain Pioneers the Restaurant Internet Presence

https://vimeo.com/68167966] Local pizza aficionado Brian Dwyer, owner of Pizza Brain- the world’s first museum and restaurant dedicated to the slice- values human interaction. Pizza is synonymous with party, according to him, and parties don’t occur

Northern Liberties: Social Media Anti-crime Weapon for Police and Townwatch

[vimeo 67768723] Crime in Northern Liberties has been on the decline in recent years. To keep crime trending downward, residents and police alike have taken to a variety of social media outlets. The Northern Liberties Townwatch

Northern Liberties: The Piazza Hosted 2013 CureSearch Walk for Children’s Cancer

The annual Philadelphia CureSearch Walk for Children’s Cancer, an event to raise awareness about childhood cancers and to honor loves ones lost to the disease, drew an estimated 200 people to the Piazza at Schmidt’s

Plan Philly: New Brewery Under Construction in South Kensington

The Fifth Street neighborhood block between Cecil B. Moore Avenue and Montgomery and Germantown Avenues will soon be the home of the Saint Benjamin Brewing Co. Construction is under way for this brewery that will

Plan Philly: South Kensington Businesses Use Internet Resources for Development

A fax machine printed out a lunch order at George’s Pizza, located at Second Street and Girard Avenue in South Kensington. Employees did not take the order over the phone—they hadn’t even spoken to the

Brewerytown: His Dream Becomes a Coffee Cafe

[vimeo 65353919] For roughly three decades J. Roger Powe III had an itch. After spending almost 20 years in broadcasting and marketing Powe wanted to return to the restaurant business, an arena he once worked in

North Central: One Block, Two School Closures

[vimeo 65598762] North Central Philadelphia is being hit particularly hard by the School Reform Commission’s decision to close 23 schools, with five schools ordered to shut their doors at the end of the academic year. General

North Central: Residents Fear Purge by Private Developers

After the controversy sparking proposal for a North Central Neighborhood Improvement District came to a halt last summer, issues surrounding property continue to brew tensions in North Central Philadelphia among longtime residents, private developers

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

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.

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