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East Falls: Neighborhood Faces Growing Trash Problem

March 27, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39250240] While East Falls is home to prominent politicians and their middle-class neighborhoods, trash littering the streets and parks has become a growing concern. Community members said they not only want the area to be

East Falls

East Falls: Local Clothing Shop Provides Apparel and More

March 27, 2012

Red House, a clothing store, located on the 3733 Midvale Ave., not only has exclusive clothing for special occasions, but also reaches out to local high school and college students. The non-profit organization, Breakfree Design

Crime

Germantown: Victim Services Founder Helps Others After Son’s Murder

March 27, 2012

Every Murder Is Real founder Victoria Greene took time this week to recall the 15th anniversary of the murder of her son, Emir Greene. Greene and her eldest daughter, Chantay Love, typically take the day off,

Brewerytown

Philadelphia Neighborhoods Adds Three Community Editions in Fairhill, Germantown and West Philly

March 27, 2012 charper

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched three new websites to focus on specific communities. Following are the new online editions, which will have news and information from these neighborhoods: These include: The Fairhill Times at www.fairhilltimes.com The

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Kids Get Ready for Cherry Blossom Festival

March 26, 2012

“Long ago and far away there was a little village at the foot of Mount Fuji,” began Allison Zito, the teacher of the Japanese Paper Figures class at Chestnut Hill’s Morris Arboretum. “And the people

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Philadelphia Artist Honored in La Salle’s Art Museum

March 21, 2012

The La Salle University Art Museum is honoring Philadelphia artist Jane Irish. Irish’s material comes from La Salle’s Connelly Library’s Imaginative Representation of the Vietnam War collection. The exhibit War is Not What You Think

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Lucien Crump Resource Center Seeks to Help Children and Women

March 21, 2012

The Lucien Crump Gallery Art Education Resource Center, located at 6380 Germantown Ave., was founded during the mid-1970s by Lucien Crump. Since his death, his wife Loretta Tate has taken over the center. In 2008,

Arts and Entertainment

Mount Airy: Published Writer Contributing to Growing Literary Community

March 20, 2012

Minter Krotzer decided she wanted to teach others how to do what she did: write. So just months after her move to Mount Airy in 2007, Krotzer, the Big Blue Marble Bookstore’s writer-in-residence, began teaching.

East Falls

East Falls: Positive Outlook from Local Businesses Despite Tough Economy

March 20, 2012

After several years of a slow economy many business owners in East Falls think things are turning around. Prince Johnakin and Kevin Bradley, owners of Schuylkill Falls Barbershop on the 4200 block of Ridge Avenue, said business

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Center Promotes Positive Aging Through Programs

March 14, 2012

https://vimeo.com/38465910] The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging funds many senior citizen centers throughout Philadelphia, but only one in Germantown. Located at 5818 Germantown Ave., Center in the Park is a senior center that provides supportive services

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