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Amateur Sports

Hunting Park: Field Offers Space For Unity

September 6, 2012

After a day of heavy downpour, students and residents alike began trickling into the Marcus Foster Memorial Stadium. The football players of Simon Gratz Mastery Charter School prepared for their practice with warm ups and

Featured Stories

South Philadelphia: Local Schools Benefit from Supply Drive

September 5, 2012

Backpacks, notebooks and pencils are standard items on’ back-to-school lists for young students. With lists of needed items often being long, some families struggle to send their children off for that first day of school

Education

Overbrook: Incoming Freshman Participate In Ninth Grade Boot Camp

September 5, 2012

The start of high school can be challenging for some students. The thought of a new school, tougher curriculum and more homework can be intimidating. But Overbrook resident Marvin DeBose has a plan of action

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University City

University City: Bikram Yoga Brings the Heat

September 5, 2012

In a room with temperatures over 104 degrees and humidity topping 40 percent, men and women contort their bodies into 26 poses for 90 minutes. This is unique form of yoga offered at the Bikram

West Philadelphia

Haddington: Local Rec Center Hosts Comedy Fundraiser

September 5, 2012

For one evening it was not the sound of squeaking sneakers or dribbling basketballs, but laughter which filled the Shepard Recreation Center gym. Friday night, community members staged a comedy fundraiser at the recreation center,

Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia: German Festival Celebrates 140 Years

September 5, 2012

German imported beers, wines, music, plenty of schnitzel and even a fountain of youth – were highlights of the 140th annual Volksfest at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein Park this Labor Day weekend. Located at 9130 Academy Road, this

Featured Stories

Kensington: Pop’s Skate Park Provides a Sanctuary

September 5, 2012

For the past three years, Pop’s Skate Park has been a refuge for skateboarders of all ages. Located on the corner of East Hazzard Street and Trenton Avenue, the small skate park is a part

Fairhill

Fairhill: Residents Celebrate Labor Day

September 4, 2012

Victor Carrero sat in a folding picnic chair under a tent in the middle of his street with his daughter, setting up their new grill, ready to celebrate Labor Day. Carrero was not alone. In

Walnut Hill

Walnut Hill: A Makeover for the Paul Robeson House

July 6, 2012

In 1984 Frances Aulston was working as a librarian at the Free Public Library of West Philadelphia when Mayor Wilson Goode and other politicians started recognizing the need for cultural institutions within the city. It

South Philadelphia

South Philadelphia: Diversity Helps Communities Grow Closer

July 6, 2012

[vimeo 45153781] South Philadelphia is one of the most culturally and economically diverse regions of the city, but that has not stopped its residents from forming tight-knit communities. “South Philadelphia used to be one big neighborhood

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