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Arts and Entertainment

South of South Street: From An Eyesore To An Art Canvas

December 20, 2013

Resting along Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts, the 4.5-acre vacant lot on the corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue serves as a local artists canvas for a soon-to-be sculpture. Cirque du Soleil once occupied

Environment

Logan: After 25 Years, Plans to Redevelop Triangle Still Sunk

December 19, 2013Saleem Ahmed

Weeds burst through cracked sidewalks and ivy sprawls up telephone poles. Rubble of what once held homes together – fiberboard, insulation and brick – forms small mountains at the streets’ edges. Strewn books, spilled spice

Amateur Sports

Germantown: Youth Hockey League Putting Kids On The Right Path

December 18, 2013Saleem Ahmed

Any child or teenager, regardless of how shaky he or she might be on skates, can learn how to skate and play hockey for absolutely no charge. They don’t have to pay a single cent

Crime

Frankford: Neighborhood Needs H.E.R.O.E.S.

December 18, 2013

Frankford native Chris Gulledge strongly believes that unlike Batman and other fictional characters admired by children, fathers are the real heroes. Once a struggling single parent, Gulledge knows first hand how difficult parenthood can be

City Hall

Politics: Breaking Down the 13th District Democratic Primary

December 18, 2013

When U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., announced her candidacy for governor earlier this year, her impending departure from Congress created a void in the 13th District. With five months to go before the Democratic primary election, no

Arts and Entertainment

West Philly: Stanford Thompson, The Man Behind ‘Play On, Philly!’

December 17, 2013

https://vimeo.com/80979879] Stanford Thompson is a tender 26 years-old but has already established a program that is trying to change music education in the city of Philadelphia. With Play on, Philly!, Thompson is combining his education

Arts and Entertainment

West Philly: Music Education Improves Academic and Social Skills

December 17, 2013

With the $304 million deficit facing the Philadelphia School District this year, music education was among the first programs to get cut. However, one special after school program is encouraging students to play on. Play

Arts and Entertainment

West Philly: Play on Philly Inspires Local Youth to be Great

December 17, 2013

In 2011, Stanford Thompson created Play on, Philly! with the goal of changing the lives of Philadelphia youth through music. With the help of Carole Haas Gravagno and a few other dedicated musicians and sponsors,

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Arts and Entertainment

Point Breeze: Mural Arts Fuses Recycling into After School Art Programs

December 17, 2013

Maybe Kermit the Frog was wrong when he insisted it wasn’t “easy being green.” Well, at least some of the kids at Chew Recreation Center at 18th and Ellsworth streets seem to disagree with the pessimistic muppet.

Featured Stories

Germantown: Local museum explores Germantown’s Christmas past

December 16, 2013

Saturday, Nov. 23 marked the official unveiling of the Woodmere Art Museum’s newest exhibition, entitled “A Christmas Past in the Pennsylvania German Tradition.” The exhibit joins four others currently on display, just in time for the

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