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Fairhill: Latino Organizations Band Together for Change

May 5, 2014Neil D. Ortiz

Take a trip up 5th Street between Cumberland Street and Allegheny Avenue and you’ll be transported to Fairhill, a district distinct from any other neighborhood in the city. Puerto Rican flags adorn almost every conceivable surface,

Economy

Southwest: Five Things You Didn’t Know

May 5, 2014tub10245

Largely ignored by city tourism agencies, Southwest Philadelphia has a number of notable attractions and eateries, from Bartram’s Garden to a variety of African restaurants on Woodland Avenue. Much of it can be easy to miss, but

Bridesburg

Bridesburg: Delaware Avenue Extension to Help Traffic, Increase Waterfront Access

April 30, 2014

The Bridesburg community is in the midst of a major change. The Philadelphia Department of Streets has embarked on the first new major road creation in more than a decade – the extension of Delaware

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Economy

Germantown: TCRC Philly Making Wrongs to Rights

April 23, 2014

A little more than a decade ago, Anthony Dickerson found himself in a Pennsylvania state prison serving a ten year sentence for racketeering and narcotics distribution. He described prison as place full of cliques. Like

Arts and Entertainment

Penn’s Landing: A Look into Proposed Development

April 22, 2014

The development of Penn’s Landing is something that has been plaguing planners, developers and administrations for the past few decades. Since construction began in 1967 to turn the previously wharf-ridden, eastern portion of Old City

Bridesburg

Bridesburg: Five People Making A Difference

April 21, 2014

The Bridesburg community is full of residents working not only to make ends meet, but to also better their neighborhood. From the members of the Bridesburg Community Development Corporation to the volunteers at the Bridesburg

Economy

The Waterfront: Seven People Making A Difference

April 21, 2014tub10245

The waterfront along both the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers has seen an ecological and recreational resurgence over the last decade. What was once known as an urban or concrete jungle is slowly being transformed into

A group of men on a corner
Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Bringing Down The House with Pastor Harry Moore

April 18, 2014

Walk near the corner of 37th and Wallace streets on a Sunday around noon and the red-and-white brick building will be screaming at the top of its lungs. It’s not the building itself, but the

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Brewerytown

Fairmount: Bookhaven Survives Despite Popularity of E-readers

April 16, 2014

Books never run out of batteries. E-readers can feature a variety of books. Books have that certain smell. E-readers have a light for late-night reads. The debate may never end. Supporters of e-readers wonder why

Arts and Entertainment

Fairmount: The KB Experience Helps Make Arts Crawl Possible

April 15, 2014

When Kristie Bergey first started her business 10 years ago, it was somewhat out of spite. She had spent 20 years working as a national retailer and was simply not satisfied with where she was.

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