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Manayunk: Grape Street’s Vintage Wine and Juicy Future

June 11, 2012

https://vimeo.com/43815730] The block of Grape Street in Manayunk situated between Cresson and Silverwood streets may look deceiving at first. The street is quiet with few pedestrians and an occasional car attempting to maneuver through the

Crime

Lawncrest: Councilman Bobby Henon Addresses Lawncrest Civic Meeting

June 7, 2012

Bobby Henon, 6th District City Councilman, spoke to the Lawncrest Civic Association recently regarding several pieces of legislation including his highly supported Bad Neighbor Initiative. Henon’s focus with this Initiative is on negligent homeowners, absentee

Crime

Strawberry Mansion: Residents Address Crime at Community Meeting

May 30, 2012

A gathering of ten residents for the 22nd District’s community meeting this week may not have seemed like much, but what they brought with them were loads of concerns–and passion for the place they call

Abandoned Property

Kensington: Renewal Rehabs Abandoned Properties to Help the Community to Lower Crime

April 25, 2012

https://vimeo.com/41123683] Finding a really helpful neighbor can at times be difficult in some urban areas, particularly on blocks where one-third of the properties are abandoned and vacant. However, if you live on the 900 block

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

Crime

Strawberry Mansion: Quarrel Over ATV Results in Murder

April 4, 2012

As we walked to the neighborhood corner store last week, my eldest daughter, who is 6, expressed her fear of being shot. This was in response to the recent shooting of a young man at

ATV Rider
Crime

Hunting Park: ATVs and Dirt Bikes Flood City Streets

April 3, 2012

https://vimeo.com/38889282] In Philadelphia it is illegal to ride a dirt bike or an all-terrain vehicle on any street, sidewalk or pathway. Nevertheless, as summer dawns on the city, dirt bikes and ATVs fill the city

Crime

West Oak Lane: Police District Defies City Murder Trend

April 1, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39591342] While homicides across the city have increased this year, Philadelphia’s 14th Police District, which serves North Germantown and West Oak Lane, has seen half as many homicides compared to this time last year. Capt.

Amateur Sports

Al Dia: Football Brings Kensington Together

March 28, 2012

American football is a sport that has been bringing people together for decades. In Kensington, football is more than just a game to the boys and men who play at Scanlon Park every week. In

Crime

Hunting Park: Proposed Police Advisory Board Hopes to Cut Crime Rates

March 27, 2012

Several City Council members have been working over the past few weeks to come up with a solution to lower crime rates. Earlier this month, Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. along with Councilmembers Maria Quinones-Sanchez, Wilson

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