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Northeast: Supermarket Closures Leave Food Pantries Scrambling

May 6, 2016Ashley Rose Kane

It was 8:40 a.m. on a recent sunny, spring-like day. In addition to the birds chirping, chatter could be heard as a line from the front of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church wrapped around Sackett

Crime

Frankford: Coming Together to Stop the Violence

May 6, 2016Sienna I Vance

Frankford residents take matters into their own hands. At a spring community meeting at St. Mark’s Church on Frankford Avenue, residents discussed the growing epidemic of violence in the neighborhood. According to Philadelphia Inquirer’s Crime

Arts and Entertainment

Mayfair: Butterfly Project Brings Monarchs to Mayfair

May 5, 2016Aaron Windhorst and

In the coming months, Mayfair’s residents and visitors can expect to see thousands of butterflies roaming throughout the neighborhood. After learning that the iconic North American black-and-orange insect is on the verge of disappearing for

Business

Frankford: Quaker School Prioritizes STEM Education for Students

May 5, 2016Sienna I Vance

Students at Frankford Friends School know what it means to be innovative, especially in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. These areas of study, coined as STEM, are the new focuses of Frankford

Crime

Mayfair: Civic Association Leader Renews Interest in Splitting 15th Police District

April 25, 2016Aaron Windhorst

For nearly 30 years, Mayfair residents have been urging the Philadelphia Police Department and the City of Philadelphia to split the 15th Police District. Largely owing to a collaboration between Donny Smith (above), president of

Education

Oxford Circle: With New Curriculum At Carnell, Students Focus On Solutions

April 21, 2016Ashley Rose Kane

Laura H. Carnell Elementary School was one of four schools given approval by the School District of Philadelphia to redesign the academic structure of their school. The other schools are Chester Arthur Elementary, Jenks Academy for the

Arts and Entertainment

Tacony: Museum’s Inside Out Program Brings Art To Community’s Doorstep

April 20, 2016Margery Cedano

For the first time in Northeast Philadelphia’s history, you can pass by an Andy Warhol painting on your commute home. Yes, you read that right – exciting things do happen there. The Philadelphia Museum of

Bridesburg

Bridesburg: Residents Complain Detour, Traffic Signs Being Ignored

April 20, 2016Mackenzie Fryday Mooney

There has been an ongoing problem in Bridesburg with traffic for as long as people can remember, especially with trucks and buses because of the depots on Orthodox Street. In recent years, it has gotten

Arts and Entertainment

Entertainment: Local Comedian Takes The Web By Storm

April 18, 2016Ryan O'Shea

Viral videos seem to be one of the largest vehicles of entertainment today and for Timothy McGuire of The Philly Offensive, it’s how he gets his brand out there. Born in Tacony, McGuire grew up

Arts and Entertainment

Fox Chase: The Actors’ Group Brings Broadway to Local Stage

April 5, 2016Charlotte Reese

Fox Chase resident Joseph Laub’s love of theater began at age 5 when his parents took him to his first show in New York. “’Coco’ I think it was,” Laub said, “with Katharine Hepburn and

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