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Amateur Sports

Manayunk: Starfinder Foundation Teaches Children About Soccer and More

October 20, 2011 1

https://vimeo.com/30774551] Just a few blocks away from the nightlife and culture of Main Street, the Starfinder Foundation is housed in a large, unassuming, blue warehouse. More than 600 Philadelphia youth take part each year in [continue reading…]

Manayunk

Manayunk: ‘Where to Bike’ Launches Newest Guidebook About Philadelphia

September 28, 2011 0

Where to Bike Cycling Guidebooks is releasing its newest book, Where to Bike Philadelphia, at a launch party on Thursday in Manayunk. Cadence Cycling and Multisport Centers, 4323 Main St., will host the event  from [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Manayunk: Tuti’s Barber + Stylist

September 8, 2011 1

Over the past 30 years, Manayunk has gone from an afterthought on the Philadelphia landscape to one of the hottest destinations in town. What remains of the area from before 1980 is small, but a [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Manayunk: One Key Force Behind the Neighborhood’s Rise

June 20, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/25329875] Martha Vidauri loves her job. She even went so far as to say that she thinks it is the most interesting thing about her. And while organizing events for the Manayunk Development Corp. is [continue reading…]

Economy

Manayunk: North Light Helps Those in Need

June 7, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/24759811] Several years ago, John Kerwood was struck with a chemical imbalance that stripped him of his job as a mailman and left him battling clinical depression. But now, with the help of the North [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Manayunk: Globetrotting Photographer

June 6, 2011 0

After 40 years of selling art, Bruce Kravetz took up photography. From refugees in Ethiopia and Palestine to tribes in Papua New Guinea, he has been documenting the darker side of life since 2005. Kravetz [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Manayunk: Businesses Brace for Bike Race

June 4, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/24759625] When Jesse Frank, CEO of Whirled Peace in Manayunk, saw one of his store’s frozen yogurt cups lying in the street, he stopped his car and picked it up. For a business that prides [continue reading…]

Manayunk

Ridge Avenue: New Bike Lane Should Ease Traffic Headache

June 2, 2011 0

Residents living along Ridge Avenue in East Falls enjoy the benefit of being only a block away from scenic Kelly Drive. This route along the Schuylkill River Kelly is run on, biked on and even [continue reading…]

Crime

Manayunk: Owner Unfazed After Burglary

May 27, 2011 0

When Joel Dahan was awakened this week with a call from the security company that monitors his Manayunk store, Tag Denim at 4358 Main St,, he thought it might just be about some rowdy baseball [continue reading…]

Economy

Manayunk: A Day with the Guitar Man

May 25, 2011 1

https://vimeo.com/24199322] Most people might guess that the 55-year-old man strumming a guitar on a Manayunk bench had always wanted to be a famous guitarist. But few would probably suspect that he ended up becoming the [continue reading…]

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