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Fairmount: Clothes-Pin at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon

September 24, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/29358626] Do you ever wonder what happens to the clothes a runner sheds before he or she begins a race? Often times, the clothes will be collected and disposed of. Wasted. However, whenever Clothes-Pin is [continue reading…]

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Fairmount: Art in the Open Event Allows Artists to Draw Inspiration From Nature

June 12, 2011 0

In its second year, Art in the Open offered local artists the chance to showcase their work along the banks of the Schuylkill River, as well as provided visitors the chance to partake in the [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Ridge Avenue: Dell East Ticket Office Opens for New Season

May 28, 2011 11

Tucked inside Fairmount Park just off Ridge Avenue at West Huntingdon Street hides the Robin Hood Dell East, a venerable concert venue that has been open for more than 80 years. But for many Philadelphia [continue reading…]

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Fairmount: Nonprofit Technology Resources Educates Willing

March 22, 2011 0

[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/sp1124techntr/” height=550 width=600] Nonprofit Technology Resources’ headquarters on Brandywine Street in Fairmount is located in a modest building with a small storefront sign reading “NTR Computer Thrift Store.” Farther down along the building’s brick [continue reading…]

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Fairmount: New Skills, New Life

March 21, 2011 0

Nonprofit Technology Resources (NTR) located on the 1500 block of Brandywine Street strives to provide low-cost computers to Philadelphians while also changing lives. A couple years ago, Melvin Bonilla, 24, of Kensington was a stressed [continue reading…]

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Fairmount: Art in the Open Festival

June 17, 2010 0

For the first time, Philadelphia hosted an outdoor art festival by the name of “Art in the Open.” From June 9-12, the festival allowed artists from various areas, mainly the Philadelphia region, to create, display [continue reading…]

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Fairmount: An Unlikely Reunion of Guards and Inmates

May 30, 2010 0

“I had a thing for stealing cars,” Wesley Boyd declared. The crowd, mostly tourists with disposable cameras, laughed. His favorite? “1964 Mustang.” Boyd, along with several others seated beside him on the platform, was once [continue reading…]

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