https://vimeo.com/39591342] While homicides across the city have increased this year, Philadelphia’s 14th Police District, which serves North Germantown and West Oak Lane, has seen half as many homicides compared to this time last year. Capt. [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39739043] As Philadelphia schools face a budget deficit of $26 million this year, The Dow Chemical Co. is giving some schools the opportunity to expand their math and science programs this spring. Scientists and research [continue reading…]
West Oak Lane Charter School recently finished an eight-month process of adding an expansion to their school that has created a new sense of pride for the students and teachers. School officials began discussing the expansion [continue reading…]
Jeffrey Glenn Reese, who lives in Mount Airy, began his career as a young graffiti artist in New York City. Now he is an internationally known artist and an inspiration to many. As an 11-year-old [continue reading…]
Despite enduring a great deal of adversity in his life, Philadelphia musician Horace Harrington has overcome many challenges and remains committed to inspiring others. The 62-year-old Harrington, who resides in West Oak Lane, is not [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/36410757] Music is a universal language, and Eva Donaldson made it her mission to spread that philosophy to her community. That is why she made the decision to open the Eva Donaldson School of Music, [continue reading…]
Four months ago, brothers Benjamin and Robert Bynum opened up Green Soul, their third and newest restaurant. Rather than serving the Southern comfort food cooked up at their restaurant Relish, found just across the street, [continue reading…]
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…]
[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/su11westoaklanejazzfest” height=500 width=600] Sharing the desire for the glory of the jazz age, nine students from the Central High School Jazz Band performed on stage at this year’s West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/24201203] Marita Krivda, a life-long resident of East Oak Lane, co-authored Images of America: Oak Lane, Olney, and Logan, which was published this year. Krivda’s interest in the history of Oak Lane began when she [continue reading…]
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