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Fox Chase: Krispy Kreme Returns to Philadelphia

November 11, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18641367] On the main street of a little neighborhood sitting on the edge of Philadelphia’s border bleeding into suburbia, a once-popular pastry factory is resurrecting its namesake and the hot glazed doughnut. Standing underneath the

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: Local Organization Adds Luster to Community’s ‘Gem’

November 11, 2010

Leroy Fisher can’t help but smile when talking about Hunting Park, his boyish beam spreading across his cheeks that now glisten from the tears that fill his eyes. “Why [do I cry] in every interview?”

Crime

West Oak Lane: A Gun Victim’s Unwilling Battle

November 11, 2010

A thick magenta curtain closes in the room where Daren Dieter spends his time at his home on Lawnton Avenue. “I watch a lot more television than I used to watch,” says Dieter. Dieter, now

Point Breeze

Point Breeze: Diversified Community Services

November 11, 2010

Thirty pairs of hopeful eyes gazed up at Mitch Little with anticipation as he cracked open the first pages of a children’s book. Surrounded by press and unfamiliar dignitaries of the South Philadelphia area, this

Lawncrest

Lawncrest: Massive Cleanup of Rising Sun Avenue

November 11, 2010

Lawncrest has gone through a drastic change in the eyes of the people who have lived there all their lives. A community that once was solely described as a close-knit, working class residency is now

Police

Port Richmond: PAL Presents Positive Images

November 11, 2010

The Philadelphia Police Athletic League, or PAL as most people identify it, is an independent non-profit organization that began in 1947. Its mission statement is comprised of several ideas revolving around one central theme–making a

Featured Stories

Germantown: Black Writers Museum Provides Literature, History and Support

November 11, 2010

The Black Writers Museum is a recent addition to Maplewood Mall, a small cobblestone street within the Germantown community. The Black Writers Museum, which opened in June at 29 W. Maplewood Ave., is the only museum

Germantown

Germantown: Grumblethorpe’s Garden Welcomes a Hoop House

November 11, 2010

Behind the 18th century home of merchant John Wister and his family exists a garden, a weather station, a bee house and most recently, a hoop house. The hoop house, or high tunnel, was given

Germantown

Germantown: Maxwell Mansion Preserves History

November 11, 2010

The year is 1859 and it’s right in the heart of the Victorian era. President James Buchanan is in the middle of his only term as commander in chief and Oregon just became the 33rd state

Guitar Teacher Meeting Student
Parkside

Parkside: Program Provides Music and Artistic Classes to Less Fortunate Children

November 11, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18637410] At the Intercultural Family Services building in Parkside, Saturdays are a day for local children to get lessons in a variety of subjects for the mere price of $10. If the family cannot afford

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