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Amateur Sports

North Philadelphia: Funding a Philadelphia Blackhawks “Dynasty”

April 18, 2016Mark McCormick

When the season for the Philadelphia Blackhawks begins, the team is never certain whether its budget revenue will get it through the year. The Blackhawks, a Pee Wee youth football organization at 11th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, collects

Amateur Sports

North Philadelphia: “Don Father” Gets Job Done for Philadelphia Blackhawks Youth Football Team

April 18, 2016Michael A Guise

After playing for the Frankford Chargers as a child, Don Richardson thought his son would follow in his footsteps. But when Eric Richardson wanted to play football in 1999, he had a different team in

Arts and Entertainment

Hunting Park: Art Exhibit Provides Safe Space for Youth

April 18, 2016Carine Lavache

Laughter and chatter filled the air as 30 people gathered in a tiny space in Hunting Park for an art exhibit entitled “I Am,” a self-reflective show on identity. The space, called Orange Korner Arts,

Arts and Entertainment

Entertainment: Local Comedian Takes The Web By Storm

April 18, 2016Ryan O'Shea

Viral videos seem to be one of the largest vehicles of entertainment today and for Timothy McGuire of The Philly Offensive, it’s how he gets his brand out there. Born in Tacony, McGuire grew up

Center City

Center City: Citizen Diplomacy International Involves Philadelphians in Foreign Affairs

April 18, 2016Joseph W Brandt

During the height of the financial crisis in 2008, Lissa Morinsky (above) packed up and moved to Prague, a city in the Czech Republic where she lived for five years. “It was incredible,” Morinsky said.

Crime

East Oak Lane: Organization Makes Use Of Green — and It Isn’t Talking Money

April 18, 2016Talore G McBride

East Oak Lane, William Penn’s first neighborhood, is often called a “Green Country Town” and if you’ve taken a trip to this area, you would understand why. Most of the neighborhood’s streets are lined with beautiful,

Germantown

Germantown: “Tough” Lawyer Does All He Can to Help His Neighborhood

April 12, 2016Cherea Monet Hatcher

According to Mark Keenheel’s business card, there is nothing tougher than a Philadelphia lawyer from Germantown. Keenheel (above) provides legal services to residents in the Germantown community at his Maplewood Mall Law Center, 59 Maplewood Mall.

Health

Kensington: Community Center Works to Serve Neighborhood’s Needs

April 11, 2016Coleen Mary O'Hara

The Community Center at Visitation (CCV) is one of many outreach facilities dedicated to improving the quality of life in Kensington. Led by Sister Betty Scanlon, a Sister of Mercy and director of CCV, the

Arts and Entertainment

Old City: Gallery Highlights Unique Art of Wood Turning

April 11, 2016Sarah Elizabeth Sweigart

As a lathe rotates the wood, an artist applies a carving tool to shape his or her masterpiece, careful not to make a mistake and have to change the piece or start over again. This subtractive art

Business

Kensington: Next On Tap At Saint Benjamin Brewery? Full-Service Kitchen

April 8, 2016James M. Kirn

Five years ago, Tim Patton and Christina Burris would have never thought they’d be running their own brewery. Now, they’re not only making Saint Benjamin beer at a re-purposed warehouse in Kensington, they are set to

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