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Cedar Park

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Cedar Park: School Closings Create Concerns of Emotional Harm for Students

May 7, 2013

One major, yet underexamined, issue in the publicly contentious process of closing schools is the psychological impact on young children. More than half of the schools that are slated to close at the end of

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Cedar Park: Baltimore Avenue Store Staged Vinyl Records Revival

April 21, 2013

While most people today listen to their music on their smartphones or other MP3 devices, The Marvelous wants a revival of the old way of enjoying music. Furthering that revival, The Marvelous, a record store

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Cedar Park: Girls’ Camp Continues Leadership Programs

November 15, 2012

Founded on the values of respect, diversity and collaboration, Camp Sojourner, the Girls’ Leadership Camp has continued to provide young girls from the ages of 8 to 17 with the tools to be well-rounded individuals.

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Cedar Park: Bike Shop Helps the Neighborhood

October 24, 2012

Sitting right on top of the historic Dock Street Brewery, inside of an old abandoned firehouse, is a bike shop. Firehouse Bicycles, located on 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue, has come a long way since opening

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Cedar Park: Piano Academy Encourages Young Learners

September 26, 2012

Situated on the corner of 47th Street near Cedar Avenue sits a small 300-square-foot studio that teaches more than just piano. The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy, open since 2010, is following Shinichi Suzuki’s style of

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Haddington: ACHIEVEabilty Keeps the Community Active

September 21, 2012

[vimeo 49601091] On 60th Street in West Philadelphia, the white building on the corner appears to be just another corner store, but a look inside reveals this isn’t any ordinary building — it’s a gemstone of the

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Cedar Park: Print Shop Producing Opportunities for Teens

September 12, 2012

During the 2008 presidential election the Reclaim print shop printed thousands of Obama T-shirts for retail stores. That T-shirt production run helped catapult this small shop opened in 2005  into an influential community staple in Cedar

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University City: Co-op Bookstore Provides for the Neighborhood

June 25, 2012

While strolling down Baltimore Avenue a pleasant stop is Bindlestiff Books located on the 4500 block. It is a quaint little bookstore stocked with many different types of publications. Toy trains and other trinkets adorn

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West Philadelphia: Vacant Storage Building to Bring Big Changes in Cedar Park

June 22, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44279655] The Apple Storage building on the corner of 52nd and Willow streets in West Philadelphia will end its 10-year vacancy this fall. Plans have been approved to begin construction on what will be named the Apple

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Cedar Park: Personal Trainer Promotes Healthy Living

June 21, 2012

Michael Munson, a Cedar Park resident for eight years, has always had a passion for physical fitness. While working as a chef in various restaurants around Philadelphia for 25 years, Munson found a way to

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