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Education

East Poplar: New City School Branch Unites Students, Community Residents

January 24, 2019 Laura Smythe 0

The school bell rings at 8:05 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. every day, but for Joel Gaines (above) there is no average day on the job. Working at a brand new school and building a new [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

West Poplar: New Community Center Leader Unites Poplar Residents Through Art, Sports

October 29, 2018 Laura Smythe 0

Richard Austin, 54, worked in banking and insurance for almost three decades before making the leap to nonprofit work to connect with communities hands-on. After eleven years in the sector, the Cheltenham resident started a [Read More]

Housing

Poplar: Residents Express Concerns About Girard Avenue Development

October 25, 2018 Laura Smythe 0

Poplar residents raised concerns about an influx of college students and the lack of adequate parking after hearing a proposal for a new six-story development at a neighborhood meeting last week. More than 30 people [Read More]

Poplar

Poplar: Ukrainians Still Return to Area to Attend Historic Cathedral

April 23, 2018 Ignudo Thomas 1

In 1907, Bishop Sotor Stephen Ortynsky, the first bishop of the Ukrainian Catholics, purchased the old Cathedral Church. More than 100 years later, Ukrainian Catholics flock to a new cathedral on the same land Ortynsky [Read More]

History

Poplar: Five Pieces of Philadelphia History

February 20, 2018 Easterling Evan and Ignudo Thomas 0

The original city plans laid out on a map by William Penn only included the area between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers between Vine and South streets. People, however, settled outside of those areas, including what [Read More]

North Philadelphia

Poplar: Community Learning Farm Fills Need, Establishes Roots

February 13, 2018 Easterling Evan and Ignudo Thomas 0

Federation of Neighborhood Centers Philly seeks to create partnerships with organizations to provide workforce training, re-entry services, improved food access, youth development and urban farming. It accomplishes these goals through one of its initiatives, the [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Comedy: Five Open Mics You Can Find On A School Night

February 12, 2018 Linvill Christopher and Means George 1

The Philadelphia comedy scene consists of an array of brave comics who have a close bond with each other and aren’t afraid to expand their network at open mic nights throughout the city.  These free [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Poplar: Congregants Drawn To Church With Deep Roots In Neighborhood

April 11, 2017 Emily Rolen 0

Leslie Callahan can’t pinpoint a specific reason why people end up at her church, located on the southwest corner of Wallace and 10th streets. But she does know that once people walk through the front [Read More]

Business

Poplar: Gun Range Owner Aims to Offer Safe, Social, Inclusive Environment

March 21, 2017 Emily Rolen 0

The owner of The Gun Range greets all of his customers at the door, a welcome underscored with the faintest hint of an accent that originates somewhere between Russia and Israel. After a tumultuous childhood spent partly [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

West Poplar: Ridge Avenue Galleries Leave Imprint On Local Art Scene

December 5, 2016 Robert Tierney 0

Tina Rocha, co-founder of the Cerulean Arts gallery, recently left her job as an architect to focus on the gallery full time, which has been open for 15 years. Located on Ridge Avenue, a corridor [Read More]

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