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Kensington: St. Francis Inn Offers Homeless Guests Meals, Dignity

April 15, 2015

Since 1979, St. Francis Inn Ministries has been providing services to residents and homeless individuals in the Kensington area. For the most part, St. Francis Inn, which is in cooperation with Project HOME, is a

Featured Stories

Frankford: The Future Shines Bright Through Its Boys and Girls Club

April 14, 2015

The Frankford branch of the Boys and Girls Clubs opened in 1938 and has been serving the youth of Frankford ever since. “I’m 61 years old and I started coming here when I was 10 years old,”

History

Mantua: 50 Years Later, MLK’s Speech Still Rings True

April 14, 2015

Fifty years ago this summer, Martin Luther King Jr. came to the Mantua neighborhood of Philadelphia as part of his “Freedom Now!” tour around the northern cities of the United States. King spoke to thousands

Featured Stories

Port Richmond: Local Business Owner Gives a Sweet Treat to the Community

April 13, 2015Paul Klein

Each May, Port Richmond residents and people from surrounding neighborhoods look forward to the beginning of Second Saturdays, a free street festival that takes place on the 3100 block of Richmond Street. The event features

Health

Spruce Hill: New Muay Thai Kickboxing Academy Seeks to Empower the Community

April 13, 2015

Amateur Muay Thai fighters and partners Kate Allen and Charlie Cottone envisioned a Muay Thai kickboxing gym where people from all walks of life are welcomed without discrimination or intimidation of fear. On March 2,

Arts and Entertainment

University City: ICA and The Work of Barbara Kasten

April 13, 2015

The arts and culture community throughout Philadelphia has remained prominent in part due to establishments such as the Institute of Contemporary Art. The Institute was originally founded in 1963 and has featured between six and 10 exhibitions

Arts and Entertainment

Far Northeast: Children Create Fairy Tales to Learn About Russian Heritage

April 9, 2015Paul Klein

Every child learns the alphabet at some point in his or her life, but it takes an immense amount of dedication to learn two different alphabets. At “Fairy Tale Mosaica,” a class begun by Russian

Business

Chestnut Hill: Pennsylvania General Store Opens Location on Germantown Avenue

April 9, 2015

Walking down Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill, the Pennsylvania General Store fits comfortably alongside the local boutiques, restaurants and coffee shops. Just six months ago, the store owned by Michael Holahan and his wife only

Business

Mantua: Neighborhood Dealing with Gentrification, Promise of Federal Help

April 9, 2015

In January 2014, President Barack Obama revealed the first five locations that will be designated as Promise Zones. The initiative, designed to provide vital investments to dilapidated areas, includes the Mantua neighborhood of Philadelphia. The Promise Zones are

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Film Group Screens Classics and Rarities at the Woodmere

April 8, 2015

Some people from the Chestnut Hill community go to the Woodmere Art Museum for more than its exhibits. They go for the Chestnut Hill Film Group’s “Tuesday Nights at the Movies.” https://vimeo.com/123270477] “When I was younger, I

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