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Bustleton: Immigrant Businesses Booming Along Bustleton Avenue

July 7, 2017Kristof Phillips and

Northeast Philadelphia has become a home for small immigrant businesses. Shopping centers along Bustleton Avenue feature many thriving businesses owned by immigrants from all over the world. With his restaurant not even two months old,

Point Breeze: This Week In The News – Lost Snake Found, Spring Real Estate Booming

July 6, 2017Jonathan Ginsburg and Jonathan Ginsburg

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people were talking about things happening in Point Breeze: Owner Reunites With Lost 7-Foot-Long Snake – A rogue Burmese python was found and returned to

Fox Chase: Survivor Of Danube Swabian Ethnic Cleansing Shares Her Story

July 6, 2017Kristof Phillips and

Since the Danube Swabian Association moved to Fox Chase in 1972 it has been dedicated to passing on its Germanic culture and history, as well as honoring the memory of those lost to the ethnic

Fairmount Park: Protecting the Water Supply

July 6, 2017Tracy Yatsko

One of the largest urban green spaces in the nation sits right here in the City of Brotherly Love. With more than 10,000 acres of parks, trails and trees, Fairmount Park wasn’t originally created to

South Philadelphia: The City Unites over Soccer

July 5, 2017Tracy Yatsko and

The city will host the second annual Philadelphia International Unity Cup , a 48-team regional, World Cup soccer-style tournament, this fall with the final match set to take place at Lincoln Financial Field on Nov. 11. In addition to

Fairmount Park: Historic Homes Have Stories to Tell

June 30, 2017Tracy Yatsko and

The Charms of Fairmount Park are six historic houses with six different stories to tell. Cedar Grove, Laurel Hill, Lemon Hill, Mount Pleasant, Historic Strawberry Mansion and Woodford are maintained as historic house museums. Some people

Fishtown: Get Up’s Gettin’ it in the Park

June 30, 2017Tracy Yatsko and

Anyone who has been to the Electric Factory in the Callowhill neighborhood has seen local artist Get Up’s creations on the walls inside. The 31-year-old Kensington native has been creating street art in the city since

Haddington and Cobbs Creek: Teaching the Philly Bop Dance at Community Libraries

June 28, 2017James McCormick

On Saturday afternoons throughout the summer, the Cobbs Creek and Haddington branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia host Philly Bop dance classes. The bop is a style of dance that was popular in the

Kingsessing: AFRICOM Serves As Center Of African Immigrant Community

June 26, 2017Max Buchdahl and

Eric Edi arrived in the United States in 1999 from his native Ivory Coast during a turbulent time in many West African countries. Conflicts in countries such as Liberia, Sudan and Eritrea left many refugees

Juniata Park: Everybody Knows Rose Webster

June 23, 2017Kevin Hayes and

Rose Webster’s car transmission blew the other week. For most people waiting while the garage assessed the vehicle’s damage, the city’s public transit would have to suffice in the meantime. But Webster has customers, senior