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Carroll Park

Carroll Park: Closure of Community Council Leaves Residents with Fewer Options

July 6, 2012

https://vimeo.com/45035068] The Carroll Park Community Council, a Philadelphia Neighborhood Advisory Committee, located at 5218 Master St., has shut its doors because of funding cuts, leaving local residents confused about the future of a variety of

Music

Wynnefield: The PSALM Salon Offers Community an Intimate Musical Experience

July 6, 2012tua97476

https://vimeo.com/45071938] At  5841 Overbrook Ave. in Wynnefield you arrive at the home of Jamey Reilly. From the outside, besides a neon light in a second-floor window, there is little that looks particularly special. The experience

Education

West Philadelphia: Organizations Working to Make an Elementary School Better

June 29, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44849427] For a public school built in 1914, it comes as no surprise the building doesn’t have a modern look, but the inside of the Henry C. Lea Elementary School in West Philadelphia is also

Education

West Philadelphia: Neighboring Schools Feature Vast Differences

June 29, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44868367] Though located along the same street and just five blocks separate them, Penn Alexander and Henry C. Lea Elementary Schools in West Philadelphia couldn’t be more different. Penn Alexander opened in 2001 and its

Crime

University City: Community and Police Collaborate to Improve Safety

June 27, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44737631] University City community members congregated at Calvary Community Center last Thursday evening to discuss neighborhood problems. With the assistance of two police officers, Brad Deeley and Pablo Seda, neighbors could voice their concerns as

Cedar Park

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

Carroll Park

Carroll Park: Mastery Charter Brings Success to Local School

June 23, 2012

The senior class of Mastery Charter Schools Shoemaker campus, located at 5301 Media Street in Carroll Park, graduated Friday and began to prepare for their upcoming year at college. All of the graduating students were

Cedar Park

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

West Philadelphia

West Philadelphia: One Brick Philly Helping Non-Profits in the City

June 22, 2012

Finding volunteers for an event may prove difficult for some non-profit organizations, but it’s no longer a problem with One Brick Philly around. One Brick Philly is a volunteer organization that sends their members out

University City

University City: New Shop Brings Flavor to the Neighborhood

June 21, 2012

Jeanne Chang always envisioned having her own business. When she moved to West Philadelphia last September  she was certain she found the right neighborhood for the business she dreamed about owning. Chang transformed her vision

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