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Northeast: Fox Chase Supports Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November 18, 2013

https://vimeo.com/78860019] It’s among the deadliest forms of cancers, claiming the lives of nearly 160,000 adults in the United States each year. Lung cancer has the stigma of being a smoker’s disease, which is far from

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Olney: Fifth Street Businesses Celebrate Halloween With Community

November 18, 2013

Parents and children of the Olney community filled the sidewalks of the North Fifth Street business corridor as business owners and members of the North Fifth Street Revitalization Project celebrated Trick or Treat on Fifth

Economy

Mantua: Local Business Owner Thrives Even Without Storefront

November 15, 2013

Among the storefronts on Lancaster Avenue in West Philadelphia is a tiny snack stand. Located on the corner of Lancaster and Preston Street, this stand thrives because of the electric personality of its owner, Harold

Environment

Germantown: Harvest is Celebrated at Historical Arboretum

November 14, 2013

Fall weather and the idea of harvest have fast approached. Leaves have begun to turn colors, as pumpkins have been set out in the fronts of homes. The Awbury Arboretum in Germantown is also capturing

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Spruce Hill: Hip City Veg Opens New Branch in West Philly

November 14, 2013

Fast food doesn’t have to be bad food. Hip City Veg opened its second restaurant, located on 40th Street across from Hamilton Village, on Oct. 11.  The vegan restaurant serves plant-based dishes in the form of

Arts and Entertainment

Mount Airy: Earth Shows Spooky Chemistry

November 13, 2013

In Mount Airy at Earth – Bread + Brewery, patrons young and old were tricked and treated to a spectacle seemingly supernatural. Fred Schaefer, a chemistry professor from University of the Sciences, is a regular

Education

Germantown: Two day symposium discusses education in Philadelphia

November 12, 2013

Germantown was recently the host of two days’ worth of events that revolved around the theme of education. The symposium, titled “Equally Entitled to Freedom: Benezet Now, Benezet Then” focused on the works of Anthony

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Education

Point Breeze: Residents Raise Concerns Over CHOP Renovation of Free Library

November 12, 2013

The South Philadelphia Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia will be renovated soon as a community contribution from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) but it seems not all residents in the area are

Featured Stories

Point Breeze: Sidewalk Parking Prohibition Irks Residents

November 12, 2013Saleem Ahmed

If one issue which plagues the entire city exists, it’s parking. Due to the Philadelphia Parking Authority, recent enforcement of Pennsylvania State Law prohibiting parking on sidewalks, fury in South Philadelphia is rising as scooter

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Arts and Entertainment

Art Museum Area: The Economics of Made in America

November 12, 2013Neil D. Ortiz

The Made in America festival, produced by Live Nation and curated by Jay-Z, not only brought music to the city but also an alleged boost to the economy. We spoke to local experts about the

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