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University City: Local Organization Teaches Kids How to Repair Bicycles

April 9, 2012

https://vimeo.com/40006579] An organization exists in University City that teaches neighborhood children about bicycling. Neighborhood Bike Works, located in the basement of St. Mary’s Church in the middle of the campus of the University of Pennsylvania,

Crime

University City: West Philadelphians Unite to Reduce Crime

April 9, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39997335] University City is known for being generally safe, in part due to pressure for safety because of the large student population. But to people like State Rep. James R. Roebuck, the title of University

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Puppets Popular on 40th Street

April 9, 2012

Puppets, masks and more were on display last weekend during a show at the 40th Street artist-in-residence program. The gallery featured the works of Beth Nixon, a staple in the West Philadelphia art and East

Arts and Entertainment

Wynnefield: Japanese House Welcomes New Addition

April 2, 2012

What once was a bathroom is now a facility for learning. A sake-barrel breaking ceremony this weekend announced the reopening of Fairmount’s Japanese house and garden, Shofuso House, and the inauguration of its new building,

Walnut Hill

Walnut Hill: A Love of Reading Has its Perks for Librarian

April 2, 2012

It’s a simple requirement, yet a necessary one. Wilhelmina Alimi said one must enjoy reading in order to become a successful librarian. The children’s librarian at Walnut Hill’s Lucien E. Blackwell branch, Alimi doesn’t just

Education

University City: Library Popular Despite Underuse in the Rest of the City

April 2, 2012

A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that the Free Libraries of Philadelphia are underused when compared with public libraries in other urban areas. While Philadelphia may have more libraries per capita than

Economy

Mantua: Vacant Storefronts May Mean Opportunity

March 27, 2012

The site at 3911 Lancaster Ave. was once home to a furniture store, then it was home to a Salvation Army, but then it became another vacant Philadelphia storefront. Hidden behind mature pear trees, people

Brewerytown

Philadelphia Neighborhoods Adds Three Community Editions in Fairhill, Germantown and West Philly

March 27, 2012 charper

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched three new websites to focus on specific communities. Following are the new online editions, which will have news and information from these neighborhoods: These include: The Fairhill Times at www.fairhilltimes.com The

Education

Walnut Hill: Therapy Dogs Visit the Blackwell Regional Library

March 21, 2012

For one Saturday a month over the past two and one-half years, the Blackwell Regional Library has held the Reading to Dogs program, a chance for local children of all ages to read aloud to

Arts and Entertainment

University City: The Rita Jones Dance Company Makes a Comeback at the Rotunda

March 20, 2012

After a 10-year hiatus, the Rita Jones Dance Company dedicated an intimate performance of the classics from the Billie Holiday era to the techniques of modern dance and drama. The dance company auditions Philadelphia’s finest

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