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Grays Ferry: Priest Offers Faith-Based Alternatives For Recovering Addicts

November 3, 2016Brianna Spause

Father Douglas McKay buries too many bodies. He received a call after mass on an October morning. It was regarding a 52-year-old woman; she passed unexpectedly in her sleep. As a priest in his home parish, not all the

Amateur Sports

Grays Ferry: Gym Stands To Box Out Violence

November 2, 2016Margaret E Andresen

Sweat trickled down muscled backs, down onto the blue canvas stretched over a wooden frame which was pieced together by a carpenter from down the block. Fluorescent lights flickered over the glory of former champions

Featured Stories

Point Breeze: Community Organization Seeks Neighborhood Engagement

November 2, 2016Margaret E Andresen

Alice Shockley has lived in Point Breeze for the past 79 years and has no plans of leaving. The 85-year-old retired nurse has been an active member of Neighbors in Action for the past 10 years,

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: Barry Playground’s Renovation From Public Funding Is Paying Dividends

October 31, 2016Christopher Aaron Abruzzo and

If you build it, they will come. Recreation centers and urban parks serve as places for people in the busy city lifestyles to escape it all without really having to leave the city limits. From

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: Roger Artigiani Brings Change to 2300 Arena

October 31, 2016Kelley L Hey and

Roger Artigiani talks about his arena like he is showing off a prized possession. “This is what we have planned for the one wall,” he said while proudly showing a picture of a mural of

Amateur Sports

Graduate Hospital: Ryan Howard Facility Proves A Hit With Young Ballplayers

October 31, 2016Mary R Salisbury

Although Ryan Howard‘s time with the Philadelphia Phillies has come to an end, his impact in Philadelphia is far from over. On a rainy fall night, more than a dozen aspiring baseball players worked on their swings at

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: Indoor Baseball Facility Allows Year-Round Growth

October 24, 2016Timothy Edward Merrick

Joe Messina loves the art of pitching. Involved in baseball in South Philadelphia for the past quarter-century, Messina has been an assistant coach for the Neumann-Goretti High School baseball team for the past 11 years.

Education

South Philadelphia: Diabetes Prevention Program Finds Audience at Fumo Family Library

October 21, 2016Taylor Newstat Schwartz

At the Fumo Family Library in South Philadelphia on Broad Street, residents can not only check out a book, but can also check in on their health. The Diabetes Prevention Program, sponsored by the Center for Disease Control

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: Rec Leader Guides Former Recreation Center

October 20, 2016Timothy Edward Merrick and

Anthony Spadaccini spent countless hours as a kid at Barry Playground. Whether it was playing basketball, baseball or football, Barry was a second home for Spadaccini. That still holds true today, as Spadaccini, 46, is

Mike Bonasera, History of Italian Immigration Museum curator
History

South Philadelphia: A Museum’s Love Letter to Italian Immigration

October 18, 2016Hayley Chenoweth

East Passyunk Avenue has long been a hub for Italian families, businesses and culture, making it the perfect spot for the History of Italian Immigration Museum, the first and only of its kind in the

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