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Hunting Park: Ghostbusters Return

https://vimeo.com/21942034] Remember the ’80s hit movies “Ghostbusters 1 and 2?” Well, the Ghostbusters have arrived in Philadelphia. Led by Nate Paro, the Philadelphia Ghostbusters were formed in 2009. They started as an enthusiast group who

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Ludlow: A ‘Close-Up’ on Project Basho

Nestled between boarded up warehouses and vacant lots off Girard Avenue is a hidden paradise for photographers known formerly as “Project Basho.” The words ‘Project Basho’ are written in bold horizontal letters identifying one of

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Queen Village: Reinventing the Wheel

The spring-cleaning bug—we’ve all felt it. It’s that almost insatiable need to rearrange a room, dust and polish everything within sight and of course, throw stuff out. It is a time to get rid of

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Manayunk: Main Street’s Hidden History

Just over the Green Lane Bridge at 4441 Main St. in Manayunk resides Loring Aluminum Building Products, which has been serving the tri-state area’s construction needs since 1969. But the story doesn’t end there. The

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Logan: Hats Off to Tillman’s Boutique

Settled at the edge of Logan’s Broad Street shopping district, Tillman’s Boutique has impeccably dressed the community from head to toe since 1997.  Noted for its unique collection of hats, Tillman’s has served as a

Amateur Sports

Manayunk: An Author Returns Home

https://vimeo.com/20663195] Author Tom McAllister, who grew up on the 300 block of Hermitage Street, returned last week to Manayunk to promote his book, Bury Me in My Jersey, a memoir describing his obsession with football and

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Germantown: Stained Glass Studio

Joseph and Rita Beyer took a glass half full approach after being laid off from a struggling stained glass studio a week before their wedding date. “We didn’t have any kids or a mortgage or