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Holmesburg

Northeast: Prostitution Problem Increases Along Frankford Avenue

December 15, 2012

Fourteen years ago, Joe Nicoletti made the decision to come back to his roots in Tacony where family settled in the 1890s from Italy. Nicoletti wanted to start a family with his wife and grow

Amateur Sports

Haddington: Olympic Champ Trains Young Boxers

December 11, 2012

At 6 feet 5 inches, Tyrell Biggs presents an intimidating physical presence. However, due to his quiet demeanor, it is easy to overlook him. Biggs, 51, is soft-spoken. On most weekdays, he can be found

Amateur Sports

Overbrook Park: Skate Park Project Rerouted

December 9, 2012

A proposed skate park at Rose Playground in Overbrook Park has been wheeled to another location. Instead of the skate facility, Overbrook Park residents have received a new walking track and exercise area at Rose.

Center City

Center City: Church Offers Services and Help to Immigrants

December 8, 2012 charper

The Tenth Presbyterian Church, located at 1701 Delancey St., has over 1,400 members and a large church service in its main building. Tenth International Fellowship was created in order to provide a smaller, more welcoming

North Central

North Central: Neighborhood Recalls a Lost Son

December 7, 2012

Josias Sterling had a big smile, a big heart and he loved to eat apple pie. Not just a slice but the whole pie. “He use to come to my house and ask for some

Lawncrest

Lawncrest: PhillyRising Connects With Community

December 6, 2012 Christopher Malo

PhillyRising is relatively new to Lawncrest, a neighborhood located in the 2nd Police District. Citron said he spent time building connections within the community before launching the program on March 15, 2012. “When we did our initial

Frankford

Frankford: Looking At PhillyRising One Year Later

December 6, 2012

Vacant buildings have become spaces for art galleries, overgrown brush in parks has been trimmed, vacant lots have been cleared from short dumping and victory gardens at local schools have been planted since PhillyRising first

Featured Stories

Kensington: The Economics of Property Development Eliminates Many Residents

December 6, 2012

https://vimeo.com/54823752 Though homeownership is believed to be able to reduce crime and transform neighborhoods, the economic reality of housing in Kensington makes the goal of homeownership difficult for many to achieve. Nick Huynh, 43, is

Kensington

Kensington: The Economics of a Fractured Community

December 6, 2012

Longtime Kensington resident and self-described activist Jamie Moffett, 36, is working alongside fellow residents to use homeownership as a way to revitalize the neighborhood. Moffett’s initiative, Kensington Renewal, works to rehab blighted houses and turn

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: History Kept Alive Through Preservation and Advocacy

December 5, 2012

https://vimeo.com/54828717] In Chestnut Hill, history stands for itself. Literally. Many of the longstanding buildings in the affluent Northwest community were built with a unique “Chestnut Hill stone,” or Wissahickon schist, from a local quarry. Nowadays,

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