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Northwest: Baby Boomers Come Together at The Lounge on Germantown Avenue

June 26, 2014

The Lounge is part nightclub and part restaurant with live music, comedy nights from Tuesday through Sunday and a little dancing. The club, located at 7165 Germantown Avenue, hosts local acts, along with national and international talent, such as DJ

East Falls

Northwest: Roxborough Community Acupuncture Heals Neighbors Together

June 26, 2014

At Roxborough Community Acupuncture, lead practitioner Dave Schiman has made the Chinese healing art of inserting tiny needles into energetic pressure points affordable for his neighbors. Tucked away on the second floor of a chiropractic

Germantown

Germantown: Making My Place Their Own

June 26, 2014

Dyke Sparks, a 61-year-old Vietnam Veteran, is one of the 12 male tenants at My Place Germantown. He said he has been living there for over a year now, and although it is not what

Fairhill

Juniata Park/Feltonville/Fairhill: Porky’s Point

June 26, 2014

Salsa music is not the only reason why people walk around with a little extra pep in their step on Rising Sun and N. Fifth Street. The smell of fresh traditional Spanish foods lingers in

Education

South Philadelphia: Motivating Students From Immigrant Families

June 25, 2014

On any given weekday afternoon, there are elementary school students completing their homework with the help of tutors and volunteers at the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia’s after school program. The room bursts with youthful

Food

Manayunk: The Next Step For Aspiring Bartenders

June 25, 2014

Many early twenty-somethings want to become a bartender, whether for the social atmosphere, the extra cash or any other reasons making this field more popular. The job field for bar tending is growing at 12 percent

Environment

Kensington: Greensgrow Farms Teaches Alternative Ways to Garden

June 25, 2014

Founded in 1997 by Mary Seton Corboy and Tom Sereduk, Greensgrow Farms took over the littered lot of what used to be a steel-galvanizing factory on the corner of Cumberland and Almond streets in Kensington.

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment: Portside Arts Center Offers Hub For The Creative In Port Richmond

June 24, 2014

A large congregation of music students and proud parents gathered last week in the upstairs foyer of Port Richmond’s Portside Arts Center for the first public performance for many of the young participants. Tiny hands

Amateur Sports

Tacony: Jack Costello’s Boxing Club Aids Northeast Philadelphia’s Youth

June 24, 2014

The Jack Costello Boxing Club is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1996 by Tim Costello and his family in honor of his late father. “After he passed, we figured what the heck,” said

Featured Stories

Roxborough: The Progressive “Sanctuary of Peace”

June 24, 2014

Mishkan Shalom was founded with the intention of providing exactly what its Hebrew name declares – a ‘sanctuary of peace’ for individuals from diverse backgrounds to join together as a unified community. The congregation originally

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