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Germantown: Wistaria Vintage Perpetuates the Past

June 2, 2011 1

https://vimeo.com/24387028] Buying used clothes, often called “thrifting,” has become fashionable, but many people often confuse the term thrift with vintage. Wistaria Vintage, located at 6375 Germantown Ave., is a vintage shop where the mission is [continue reading…]

Holmesburg

Holmesburg: Local Institution Continues to Help Neighborhood Kids

June 2, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/24458656] While other organizations are working to give kids something to do to stay out of trouble. the Holmesburg Boys Club has been working to get kids off the streets and into a safe environment [continue reading…]

Health

West Philadelphia: Ovarian Cancer 5K Walk

June 2, 2011 0

  While some people spent Memorial Day weekend at the shore or doing household chores others came out to help raise money for medical research on ovarian cancer through a 5K walk. It was the [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Woodmere Art Museum Gets All Jazzed Up

June 2, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/24388851] The Woodmere Art Museum is known for bringing new, exciting exhibits to Chestnut Hill. More recently, however, art in a different form has taken hold of visitors. Jazz at Woodmere has rapidly developed into [continue reading…]

Fashion

Powelton Village: Chic Afrique All Natural Body Butter

June 1, 2011 1

Women around the world are always conscious about their physical appearance. In order to maintain physical attractiveness women use skin creams, face washes and even medical procedures. Victoria Onwuchekwa, a native of Nigeria, has developed [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

South Philly: Boxing Legend Honored with Bronze Statue

June 1, 2011 1

https://vimeo.com/24418144]   In a city famous around the world for producing champion boxers Philadelphia maintained a peculiar slight of its legendary fighters. For decades the only statute honoring a boxer in Philadelphia praised the fictitious [continue reading…]

Holmesburg

Holmesburg: Sweet Lucy’s Smokehouse Supports its Community

June 1, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/24445428] Brooke and Jim Higgins have traveled the world working as personal chefs and caterers for high-end clientele. Northeast native Brooke even had the experience of working under celebrity chef Todd English at his Boston [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Germantown: Flowers Give Neighborhood New Life

May 28, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/24361183] “I’m strong,” Kevon Lewis, a 7-year-old boy said as he lifted a hanging basket of petunias that is almost as large as he is. Kevon and his siblings were eager to help their grandmother [continue reading…]

Featured Videos

Germantown: Plants and Flowers Enliven West Rockland Street

May 28, 2011 charper 0

https://vimeo.com/24361183] Residents of West Rockland Street between Green Street and Germantown Avenue participated in a planting and beautification day by planting annuals, perennials, shrubs, herbs, vegetables and fruit in their front yards. The program was [continue reading…]

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: A Community Flea Market to Help the March of Dimes

May 28, 2011 0

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, residents of Port Richmond gathered in a Kmart parking lot on Aramingo Avenue for a community flea market. Many of the vendors were locals selling inexpensive or secondhand goods such [continue reading…]

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