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Nicetown

Nicetown: Boys and Girls Club Provides Safe Alternative After-School Activites

March 22, 2013

The  Shane Victorino Boys and Girls Club, located at 4000 N. Clarissa St., provides children and teenagers with a safe place where they can enjoy sports and other recreational activities with their friends. “Boys and

Kensington

Kensington: Community and Journalists Discuss Their Relationship

March 21, 2013

In the basement of Norris Square Civic Association Child Care Center at 2010 Mascher St., concerned citizens of Kensington sat along side a group of Philadelphia journalists for the Center for Public Interest Journalism’s community

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Gourmet Grocer to Close After 25 Years

March 20, 2013

Jonathan Best Gourmet Grocer at 8229 Germantown Ave. is closing its doors on March 31 after decades of serving the community. The specialty foods store carried groceries that used to be hard to find. However, with

Germantown

Germantown: Lecture, Book Preserves History of Neighborhood

March 20, 2013

Joseph Minardi was at the Lovett Memorial Library at 6945 Germantown Ave. this week to talk about his latest book Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia, 1690-1930s. The lecture, hosted by the Friends of Lovett Memorial

Education

Overbrook: College Students Aiming to Improve Community

March 20, 2013

Saint Joseph’s University students are pairing up with organizations throughout the Overbrook community in order to build stronger relationships with fellow residents. “As with any university, there is some tension between students and the community,”

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: New Pub Crawl Added to Trenton Avenue Arts Festival

March 20, 2013

The committee board for the Trenton Avenue Arts Festival (TAAF) is attempting to expand the annual spring event beyond Trenton Avenue by adding a pub crawl to the list of activities. “TAAFter Dark is going

Arts and Entertainment

South Philadelphia: Clef Club Director Stays for the Long Run

March 7, 2013

Director Dom Gardner has been with the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts since it first opened in 1966. “I was in the union and I left town,” Gardner said. “When I moved

Frankford

Northeast: Frankford Transportation Center Could Become a Community Hub

March 7, 2013

https://vimeo.com/60969768] In 1961, Jane Jacobs wrote The Death and Life of Great American Cities, in which she proposed supporting neighborhoods’ use of community-based initiatives. Fast-forward 50 years, and urban planners are taking her observations into serious consideration,

Housing

Ludlow: Longtime Residents Brace for Property Tax Hikes

March 6, 2013

The city’s proposed property tax hikes wouldn’t affect lower income homeowners in Ludlow, according to the office of State Representative W. Curtis Thomas. However, many Ludlow homeowners fear the city’s new Actual Value Initiative (an

Economy

Hunting Park: Esperanza Receives Grant for Community Renewal

March 6, 2013

Esperanza recently announced receipt of a $681,000 grant from Wells Fargo Bank. The multiple-mission organization received this grant to help fund its Hunting Park Neighborhood Strategic Plan 2022, which aims to revitalize the Hunting Park

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