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Waterfront: Educator Says Waterways Cleaner Than Ever Before

September 16, 2014

Anne Harvey, an environmental scientist and educator at Fairmount Water Works, has made a career out of being a “water advocate.” With degrees in biology and geology, Harvey recently made the switch from working in

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Port Richmond: 95 Revive, A Beneficial Long-term Project Causing Short-term Problems

July 30, 2014

It’s called 95 Revive, a project currently being conducted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The plans involve improving and rebuilding I-95, its bridges and interchanges. A major sector of the project includes reconstructing and

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Kensington: Organization Hands Out Free Needles for Heroin, Decreases HIV

July 29, 2014

Syringe Exchange Lowers HIV Rate, Lacks Government Funding Philadelphia isn’t only known as the City of Brotherly Love, it’s also known for its substantial spread of HIV/AIDS and drug use. In 1991, Prevention Point Philadelphia

Education

Lawncrest: Refugee Program Helps Facilitate Demographic Changes in the Northeast

July 29, 2014

Not a day goes by that Helen Tobin isn’t moved by the work she does. The Philadelphia-native has spent the past seven years working with and assisting refugees and immigrants from different parts of the

Education

Germantown: Rebuilding the School and Community

July 28, 2014

One year ago, approximately 120 seniors walked out of Germantown High School as graduates. Today, all that remains of the half-century old school is an empty building, neglected yard and large sale sign. Some people,

Economy

Germantown: Facing Poverty Head On

July 28, 2014

Face to Face is a non-profit organization where anyone is welcome to a hot meal, legal advice and an array of social services, all free of charge. What originally began as a soup kitchen in

Fairhill

Fairhill: Colorful Changes are on the Horizon for Front Street

July 21, 2014

Front Street will be receiving some changes in the near future. The Hispanic Association of Contractors and Enterprises also known as HACE, is looking to make changes to better Front Street as well as the

Food

Kensington: Five Independent Places for Good Food

July 21, 2014

Aside from the numerous franchise grocery stores and fast-food restaurants, Kensington is home to some of the city’s most interesting food storefronts. Vivero Saba Halal Live Poultry In the middle of an urban jungle, the

Economy

Kensington: Member Owned Grocery Store Seeks to Bring Community Together

July 21, 2014

The smell of fresh coffee emits from the second floor of Circle of Hope, located on Frankford Avenue and Norris Street, as the Kensington Community Food Co-op (KCFC) sets up for their Tuesday market place.

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: A Greener Schoolyard for Hackett Elementary

July 21, 2014

Within the next few years, the schoolyard at Horatio B. Hackett Elementary School will no longer be known as a sea of asphalt, but rather as an educational landmark filled with greens and opportunities the

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