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Bella Vista

South Philadelphia: Parents and Students Face the Waiting Room

September 8, 2011

Alongside her younger siblings and parents, Monica Rios sat patiently on a wooden bench waiting to be called into the office of George W. Nebinger School to register for her first day of school in

Economy

Mantua: Resident Opens Weekend Flea Market After Local Stores Close

September 8, 2011

When several stores on Lancaster Avenue went out of business, the owners gave Victor Jackson, a longtime neighborhood resident, their leftover stock. This summer Jackson started his own weekend flea market selling the donated merchandise

Featured Stories

Manayunk: Tuti’s Barber + Stylist

September 8, 2011

Over the past 30 years, Manayunk has gone from an afterthought on the Philadelphia landscape to one of the hottest destinations in town. What remains of the area from before 1980 is small, but a

Economy

Germantown: Finding Success on the Streets

September 8, 2011

Along the main streets of Germantown’s commercial district, eager merchants set up shop for a long day of bartering, surveillance and plenty of waiting. “If I had a lot of business, I should be retired

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: History and Revitalization

September 7, 2011

Amid the broken beer bottles, soda cans and myriad litter stands the once-proud Hunting Park. The former social hub of the neighborhood has seen a long and rough history, but only since 2010 have there been

Featured Stories

Germantown: Center in the Park Hosts Philadelphia Games

September 7, 2011

On Wednesday, more than 100 people made their way through the doors of Center in the Park at 5818 Germantown Ave. for the kick-off of Philadelphia Games. For the past 10 years, the non-profit community

A Special Report on John Perzel

Northeast: Former House Speaker John Perzel and His Fall from Power

August 30, 2011charper

Former House Speaker John Perzel pleaded guilty on Aug. 30 to eight charges of corruption, theft and conflict of interest for misusing public money for campaign purposes and then trying to cover it up. Perzel,

Education

Technically Philly: Robotics Reaches Philadelphia Students of All Levels

July 2, 2011

Almost everyone likes robots, Without raising the alarm of an artificial-intelligence-fueled takeover of the planet or Philadelphia, robots are everywhere. The Transformers franchise, which has grossed over $1.5 billion to date, released its third installment

Education

Technically Philly: Olney’s Central High Robolancers Make Science and Math Fun

July 2, 2011

The Central High Robolancers in Olney should be designing a robot for a different task than usual—one that gives out a good pat on the back. The team of robot-building students placed in the quarterfinals

Housing

Hunting Park: Opposing Perspectives on the Decline of Housing

June 27, 2011

https://vimeo.com/25676300] Where do the stars come from? Why are we here? These questions have no definitive answer or explanation. Similarly questions with no definitive answers arise when talking about the housing situation in Hunting Park.

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