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Environment

Mill Creek: Farm Provides for Community in More Ways Than You May Know

October 20, 2016 Haley K Connaughton

Alkebu-Lan Marcus, a 23-year-old assistant farm manager at Mill Creek Farm, got his start by growing food in his own backyard. He is interested in being able to control his own resources and becoming more

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Road Closures Planned For Harry Potter Festival

October 20, 2016 Marie A Sechuk

The community’s annual Harry Potter Festival has become so popular that officials have decided to close a portion of Germantown Avenue during the event, which runs this year from Oct. 21-22. According to Chestnut Hill Local

Education

Germantown: “It Might Only Be Five of Us Starting Out But Soon People Will See and Want to Help.”

October 19, 2016 Logan T Beck

Inspired by growing concerns about the lack of waste management in Germantown, a small group of individuals joined together and recently completed a 90-day clean-up initiative known as “Clean It Up Make It Safe Germantown.”

Featured Stories

Germantown: “We Might Be Making Some Headway, But I Don’t Want To Jinx It.”

October 19, 2016 Logan T Beck

Emaleigh Doley is a Germantown native who has seen the neighborhood continually transform throughout the years. Her contributions to the community began on a grassroots level during the foreclosure crisis in 2009, as she observed

Mike Bonasera, History of Italian Immigration Museum curator
History

South Philadelphia: A Museum’s Love Letter to Italian Immigration

October 18, 2016 Hayley Chenoweth

East Passyunk Avenue has long been a hub for Italian families, businesses and culture, making it the perfect spot for the History of Italian Immigration Museum, the first and only of its kind in the

Fashion

South Philadelphia: T-Shirt Shop South Fellini Opens on East Passyunk Avenue

October 18, 2016 Kelley L Hey

With its bright-blue exterior and mosaic sign, South Fellini makes its presence known on East Passyunk Avenue. Opened Oct. 1 at 1507 E. Passyunk Ave., South Fellini, owned by Philadelphia filmmakers and artists, Johnny Zito

Amateur Sports

Kensington: Handball Brings Hope

October 17, 2016 Eva Linette Arce

All year round and no matter the weather, Kensington echoes with the unmistakable “plop” sound of a rubber ball bouncing off concrete. Handball is being played, and the 100 block of West Berks Street is where Towey

Business

Mayfair: Q&A with a Business Leader Fighting a Changing Neighborhood

October 17, 2016 Erich Joseph Martin

Angela Vanni is a Philadelphia native and an owner of Giggles Gifts, a retail gift shop which specializes in candies, cards, seasonal decorations and other possible presents. Located at 7400 Frankford Ave., it was founded by the Veneziale

Education

Kensington: Quieting the Madness at McPherson

October 17, 2016 Darrian Hopson

Walking into the McPherson Square Branch library, adult and teen librarian Chera Kowalski sees many things. The outside of the library, where the use of drugs is a daily occurrence, and the inside, where the people

Amateur Sports

Olde Kensington: More Than One Game At Everybody Hits Batting Cages

October 17, 2016 Connor Northrup

For David Gavigan, baseball never ends. Traditionally a spring sport for most high schools and colleges, many neighborhood youth leagues have extended the season into the fall. But bats are generally silent for the rest of the

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