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Arts and Entertainment

Mayfair: Bugs, Concerts, Donuts And Free Movies This Week

August 14, 2017 Bob Stewart

Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood. Senior Night: Monday, Aug. 14, 5-7 p.m., Philadelphia Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion (8046 Frankford

Business

Mayfair: This Week In The News — Sex Clubs, Racism And Guns

August 11, 2017 Bob Stewart

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people are talking about things happening in Mayfair: Guy shot his AR-15: A man fired his weapon in Northeast Philly, crashed his truck in Trevose,

Business

Holmesburg: New Foundations High School Teachers Attempt To Unionize

August 8, 2017 Bob Stewart

One night last November, Alicia Lynch finally got home from her job as a school counselor at New Foundations Charter High School. She just wanted to share a meal with her husband and three children.

Arts and Entertainment

Mayfair: Southern Rock, Health Screening, DC VS Marvel Quizzo And More Happening This Week

August 7, 2017 Bob Stewart

Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood. Breast Cancer Screening: Monday, Aug. 7, 9 a.m., Rep. John Taylor‘s office (4117 Longshore

Arts and Entertainment

Mayfair: Good Vibes And Music At The Pennypack Music Festival

July 31, 2017 Bob Stewart

On most summer Wednesday evenings, in the upper part of Mayfair, residents can hear faint sounds coming from the woods. Not the sounds of nature but rather some of the most iconic music songs ever

Arts and Entertainment

Mayfair: Japanese Whiskey, Night Market, Free Movie

July 31, 2017 Bob Stewart

Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood. Summer Circus at Rolling Thunder: Monday, July 31, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Rolling Thunder Skating Rink

Holmesburg

Mayfair: This Week In The News — Roosevelt Boulevard Closures Coming, Hit And Run Fatality, Car Thieves Caught

July 28, 2017 Bob Stewart

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people are talking about things happening in Mayfair: Roosevelt Boulevard construction schedule announced: The Roosevelt Boulevard outer lanes in both directions to be repaved from

Amateur Sports

Mayfair: Free Movies And Concerts, Benefit Programs Enrollment Assistance (Again!), And More This Week

July 24, 2017 Bob Stewart

Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood. Skating Through the Decades — Monday, July 24, 5-9:30 p.m.  (Rolling Thunder Skating

Arts and Entertainment

Mayfair: Game Of Thrones Trivia Night, Call For Mayfair Memorial Playground Volunteers And More

July 12, 2017 Bob Stewart

Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood.  Mayfair Memorial Playground, July 10-14; needs volunteers for installation of new equipment – Rowland

Bustleton

Bustleton: “We are Totally Informal and Just Trying to Teach the History of Northeast Philadelphia.”

September 29, 2015 Daniel T. Pelligrine

Pennepack Baptist Church is one of the oldest houses of worship in the Commonwealth and for Fred Moore, secretary for the Northeast Philadelphia History Network, the center of what would become the Great Northeast. Amongst

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