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Arts and Entertainment

Spruce Hill and Walnut Hill: Local Bands Gear Up for Clark Park Fest

June 2, 2014

Since 1970, the Clark Park Music and Arts Festival has been a summer staple in the West Philadelphia area, attracting local musical acts, artists and vendors. This year’s festival is at the end of the month,

Arts and Entertainment

Lancaster Avenue: Growing Commercial District Expanding its Arts Scene

May 22, 2014

After a year of successful development on Philadelphia’s historic Lancaster Avenue, the community is gearing up for another round of summer events and property developments to build upon the neighborhood’s flourishing arts and culture scene.

History

Lancaster Avenue: A Year of Growth on the Historic Corridor

May 22, 2014

The past year has brought a lot of hope to Lancaster Avenue’s commercial corridor. The historic street has been seeing a lot of growth with the addition of new businesses and the creation of community

Arts and Entertainment

Lancaster Avenue: Five Things You Didn’t Know

May 22, 2014

Lancaster Avenue has been the home of many exceptional people and the stage for notable historical moments. This flourishing community is filled with hidden gems and great minds looking to contribute to their community. The

Crime

Lancaster Avenue: District Attorney’s Office to Seize Former Women’s Medical Society Building

May 20, 2014

The District Attorney’s Office of Philadelphia has entered into the early stages of seizing 3801 Lancaster Avenue, formerly known as the Women’s Medical Society. Nearly a year after the notorious Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted

Center City

Health Beat: MANNA Meals Seek to Nourish Clients Back to Health

May 16, 2014tub10245

Located in Center City, the nonprofit organization MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) prepares, cooks and serves roughly 4,000 nutritious meals daily to people who suffer from severe and life-threatening illnesses in Philadelphia and parts

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Center City

Health Beat: MANNA Delivers Healthy Foods to Fight Diseases

May 16, 2014tub10245

[vimeo 92571567] The Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance, also known as MANNA, is a nonprofit organization located in Center City responsible for preparing, cooking and delivering wholesome, heart-healthy meals to people suffering from severe and life-threatening illnesses

High School Press

Overbrook: Five Places To See In Will Smith’s Old Neighborhood.

May 16, 2014

With so much history behind this West Philadelphia neighborhood, it’s no wonder there are so many hidden treasures. Overbrook possesses interesting locations that are unknown to many people living in the Greater Philadelphia region. Overbrook

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Cobbs Creek

Cobbs Creek: CHOP Network Aims to Keep Young Residents Healthy

May 15, 2014

https://vimeo.com/93319221] Among the many organizations that provide physical and mental health care to the area, the CHOP Care Network for Pediatric and Adolescent Care at Cobbs Creek offers specialized services geared to the full-spectrum development

Crime

Mantua: Nothing but Empty Promises?

May 13, 2014Kathryn Matheson

Despite all of the talk about Mantua’s designation as a federal Promise Zone, one of the main facets missing currently are plans and progress. Katherine Loxley, one of the remaining residents living on the property

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