Neighborhoods

From antique collectibles to celebrity look-alikes, the specimens on display at the Philadelphia Doll Museum encompass hundreds of years of history in the span of space of one row home in North Philadelphia. In one

What is it that motivates or fails to motivate an adolescent to learn? Both the Pennsylvania School Board and Abraham Lincoln High School, located on Ryan and Rowland avenues, opted to explore a possible answer

For Christopher L. Smith, visiting University Pinball at 40th and Spruce streets is a tradition for this Southwest Philadelphia resident that is more than a decade in the making. “My father used to take me

“When I started school, I was very excited to go to school. I didn’t speak much English but I got some help in my classroom. A few months later, I got beat up in the

Anna Paige, 36, owner of No Ka Oi and an expert tattoo artist, has been working in the traditional Hawaiian style almost her entire life. Starting at the age of 18, Paige spent her time

Man’s best friend is one of the victims of the downturn in the economy. Many families have had to make the difficult decision to give up their beloved pet for adoption to an animal shelter or

Most people who come across The West Philly Tool Library, located at 4620 Woodland Ave., believe the shop is selling tools. When they enter the small row home housing the nonprofit, Eugene Weaver is there

The bright pink graffiti-style name emblazoned on the front of the three-story building at 5034 Germantown Ave. is worthy of attention. The larger-than-life, hand-drawn portraits of Marilyn Monroe and rapper Lil’ Kim on the interior