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Bridesburg

Mayfair: Splitting the 15th Police District to Combat Crime

July 18, 2014

Sherman stormed down the 3500 block of Ryan Avenue as dusk was falling on Mayfair’s first ever Third Thursday festival. He reached the corner of Ryan and Leon streets, his head on a swivel. Who

Amateur Sports

Tacony: Jack Costello’s Boxing Club Aids Northeast Philadelphia’s Youth

June 24, 2014

The Jack Costello Boxing Club is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1996 by Tim Costello and his family in honor of his late father. “After he passed, we figured what the heck,” said

Food

Mayfair: Roller Girls Skate Hammer of Glory To Kickoff Philly Beer Week

May 31, 2014

The annual Philly Beer Week festival kicked off Friday with a Philly Roller Girl led bar-hop. The tour stopped at The Grey Lodge in Mayfair with the Hammer of Glory (HOG) in tow. The hammer

Center City

Waterfront: More Than Just A Trail

May 20, 2014tub10245

As the rough winter of 2013-2014 gives way to warmer weather, Philadelphians and tourists alike have slowly popped up along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers like plant life getting its first glimpse of the sun

Health

Waterfront: Cyclists Troubled By Delaware Trails

May 20, 2014tub10245

When the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation installed the Penn Street Bike Trail off of Columbus Boulevard, it showcased the potential success of a fluid bike trail separated from traffic along the Delaware River. Central in

Economy

Tacony: Philadelphia’s Oldest Neighborhood Gets a Facelift

March 27, 2014tub10245

Established in 1649, Tacony is a historic district in Northeast Philadelphia, ten miles away from Center City. It is the oldest continually-occupied neighborhood in Philadelphia and thanks to the Tacony Community Development Corporation, it has

Amateur Sports

Tacony: Franklin Towne Soccer Program Works To Establish Itself In the Northeast

December 9, 2013

Led by captains Rachel Gilborges, Rebecca Gilborges and Devon Keller, the women’s soccer team at Franklin Towne Charter High School won the championship in the Philadelphia Public League this fall. The victory has brought pride

Arts and Entertainment

Northeast: Shore Road Tavern, a Home to Underground Musicians

October 28, 2013

Robbins Avenue might be best known for carrying Northeast Philadelphians to the Shore across the Tacony Palmyra Bridge but it’s also home to The Shore Road Tavern. The bar has been in Kathleen Fiedler’s family

Environment

Frankford: Local Birder Sparks Interest Among Historical Society

October 25, 2013

Tony Croasdale, local birder, environmental educator and field biologist, stopped by the Historical Society of Frankford recently to assure the locals that there is an abundance of bird species other than pigeons that can be

Northeast Philadelphia

Tacony: Our Lady of Consolation Thriving After Merger With St. Leo’s

September 23, 2013

https://vimeo.com/74744939] In recent years, the merger of various Catholic schools in the region has made local headline news. But behind the scenes, the parishes that stand behind those schools are struggling as well. Some parishes

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