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Arts and Entertainment

Olney: Open Mic Night Remains Vital to Community

February 12, 2013

Despite the weather warning this weekend, volunteers, performers and proud parents gathered for Second Friday Open Mic Night at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church, located at 5918 N. Fifth St. Created in part by North Fifth Street

North Central

North Central: Cecil B. Moore’s One-Man Car Wash

February 12, 2013

On a brisk Sunday evening, an advertisement reading: “Hand Car Wash $5.00,” stood at the intersection of 19th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Gregory Smalley, the service’s founder and only employee, decided to take

Featured Stories

Strawberry Mansion: Bus Barn Renovations Continue Despite Challenges

February 12, 2013

Renovations of the bus loop on 33rd and Dauphin continue as construction workers began installing the steel structure of the project. The 33rd & Dauphin Bus Loop Improvement Project broke ground on Sept. 10, 2012,

North Central

North Central: Building Community Hope Through Epiphany Fellowship

February 12, 2013

At the corner of 16th and Diamond streets, pedestrians overhear voices of praise lifting through the crisp February air as they walked by the Epiphany Fellowship building. Every Sunday, the Epiphany Fellowship, a local church

South Kensington

Plan Philly: Blurring the Lines of South Kensington

February 11, 2013

Shifting neighborhood borders have created confusion among South Kensington residents.The area from Front Street to Sixth Street and between Berks Street and Girard Avenue can be called South Kensington, Lower Kensington, Olde Kensington or even

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: Art Gallery Celebrates Lives of Firefighters Past and Present

February 7, 2013

Hidden in a newly renovated warehouse at 2024 East Arizona St. is what artist Jesse J. Gardner likes to call the “best kept secret of Kensington.” On Sept. 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of 9/11

Government

Hunting Park: Residents Brace for Property Tax Changes

February 6, 2013

By the end of the month, Philadelphia residents will be receiving the results of their property reassessments as part of the city’s Actual Value Initiative.  This federally mandated initiative will determine the value of properties

Economy

Kensington: Deconstructed Building Left Abandoned and Hazardous

February 6, 2013

Roofless and deconstructed, a grey building on the 1900 block of E. Letterly St. is nothing more than a pile of bricks, metal frames and shattered material. What is shown on Google Maps of 1921

Featured Stories

Ludlow: Free Lunch Operation Serves Those in Need

February 1, 2013

A stoop located at the corner of Lawrence and Jefferson streets offered some shelter from the wind and cold rain. On that stoop stood 76-year old Domingo Martinez, with a plate of hot food in

Health

Hunting Park: Center Offers Healthy Food to Community

February 1, 2013

  Fresh food is hard to find for many residents in Hunting Park. But the Esperanza Health Center, located at 4417 N. Sixth St., has partnered with St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children to make fresh

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