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Mount Airy: Seminary Bridges Gaps Between the Sacred and the Secular

February 27, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/37234031] One hundred and 25 years after its move to Mount Airy, the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP) continues to function as a nexus for clergy and laity alike. Though it is not a [continue reading…]

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Mount Airy: Local Organizations Hold Pet Adoption Event

February 13, 2012 1

Cats, rats and dogs descended upon Moving Arts of Mt. Airy (MaMa) this past weekend all with one thing in common: the search for a permanent home. The event, which was held at 6819 Greene St., [continue reading…]

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Mount Airy: Learning Tree Connects Renowned Tap Dancer with Local Adults

February 9, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/36436911] There is no continent on which tapper Corinne Karon hasn’t danced. She “got the travel bug” while studying tap dancing’s historical roots in Ireland and has since performed on each of the world’s seven [continue reading…]

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Mount Airy: Radha-Krishna Temple Brings Fulfillment

February 9, 2012 1

https://vimeo.com/36398194] The Radha-Krishna Temple in Mount Airy is part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON.) What began in 1969 as a small congregation meeting in a rowhome in West Philadelphia finally became a [continue reading…]

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Mount Airy: Local Brewery Devoted to Environment, Community

February 1, 2012 0

Peggy Zwerver and Tom Baker, owners of Mount Airy’s Earth Bread + Brewery restaurant, have been brewing beer for more than 10 years. But not all home brewers are as socially and environmentally conscious as [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Bredenbeck’s Bakery is the Pride of Chestnut Hill

September 23, 2011 1

https://vimeo.com/29337749] The Boyd family knows a thing or two when it comes to producing quality baked goods. The Boyd family has been baking and creating delicious desserts and ice creams for over a century. Since [continue reading…]

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Mount Airy: Shelter Works to Find Homes for Families

June 25, 2011 15

https://vimeo.com/25563317] Many homeless shelters across the country come with a negative stigma. Oftentimes, assumptions are made about those in need–drug problems, crime and teen pregnancy usually stand at the forefront of those judgments. The staff [continue reading…]

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Arts and Entertainment

Mount Airy: Maternity Care Coalition Showcased Through New Mural

June 14, 2011 0

A mural with a message now graces a wall in East Mt. Airy. This mural requested by the Maternity Care Coalition, is featured in East Mount Airy next to the Northwest office of the MOMobile [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Northwest: Ongoing Coverage of the 8th District Primary

May 17, 2011 charper 0

newsworks.org, the website of WHYY, and Philadelphia Neighborhoods are covering the 8th District’s voting throughout Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy, West Oak Lane, Germantown and Tioga. See the blog at https://bit.ly/mBNu6z Seven candidates are vying in the [continue reading…]

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Northwest: Verna Tyner Campaigns for 8th District Seat

April 28, 2011 0

  https://vimeo.com/22915631] Connecting with the community is a common trait shared by all local politicians, but not all have the experience needed to successfully represent their constituency. With more than 20 years of Philadelphia government [continue reading…]

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