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Bella Vista

Immigration: Councilman Mark Squilla Helps Serve Immigrant Communities

August 1, 2018 Dylan Long

Councilman Mark Squilla is the councilman for the First District in Philadelphia City Council. Squilla is the representative for several Philadelphia neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Kensington, Bella Vista, Northern Liberties, Fishtown and Port Richmond. A native

Fishtown

Fishtown: Owner Vipul Patel Opened The City’s First Legal Marijuana Dispensary

June 14, 2018 Jake Gibbons

Behind tinted storefront glass and an intercom-locked door, lies Vipul Patel’s vision: spotless walls and slick flooring, flanked by flat screen displays and colored bleach-white, with a painstakingly grown ivy backdrop behind the front desk.

Fishtown

Fishtown: Pastor Eric Dorsey Treats The Person, Not The Issue

June 7, 2018 Jake Gibbons

Pastor Eric Dorsey is the director of the Philadelphia Brotherhood Mission Ministries shelter project at the corner of Columbia and East Girard avenues in Fishtown. For the past four years, Dorsey has continued an endeavor

Fishtown

Fishtown: Meet The Man Behind the Sound of Philadelphias Music Scene

May 9, 2018 Erin Marhefka

Brian Hamilton, the founder of smallsound/bigsound, says his business was started by accident. He spends his days designing and building guitar pedals from a loft in Fishtown, but did not always think of his passion

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Fishtown

River Wards: 5 Bars to Dive Into After a Long Day

April 21, 2018 Durant Evan

  Fishtown and Port Richmond are scattered with notable, big name bars that command the lions share of the area’s nightlife. However, if you don’t feel like waiting in the inevitable lines and paying for brand

Fishtown

Local Music: Five Unorthodox Places To Catch A Show

March 14, 2018 Erin Marhefka

Whats the best way to get to know Philadelphia’s music scene? Easy! Head out to one of the many local shows put together by Philly locals. Each of the following venues are known for their

Fishtown

East Kensington: Green Spaces Foster Sense Of Community

December 18, 2017 Austin Albright

Even in the increasingly solitary digital age, people still often feel the need for community in their lives. In Philadelphia and cities across the country, green spaces of all shapes and sizes can fulfill that

Fishtown

Fishtown: Yoga Instructor Strives for Deeper Impact Through Practice

December 15, 2017 Morgan O'Donnell

Contrary to its name, the wild ride that comes with owning Grace & Glory Yoga Fishtown is not always a smooth or graceful one for Brittany Everett. The yoga studio at 2220 Frankford Ave. is

Arts and Entertainment

Fishtown: Joe Primavera Building Community One Music Lesson At A Time

October 30, 2017 Mark Ramos

After graduating from Temple University in 2008 with a degree in music, Joe Primavera taught private guitar and piano lessons throughout Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey. Shortly thereafter, he founded Philly Music Lessons, working out of

City Hall

Social Issues: Councilwoman María Quiñones-Sánchez Talks Income Inequality

August 29, 2017 Bob Stewart

María Quiñones-Sánchez took office 10 years ago representing District 7 in Philadelphia City Council. Long considered a party outsider, it is not uncommon to find her battling politically with Latino leaders in her own neighborhood,

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