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Germantown: Author Celebrates All-Black Civil War Camp

March 30, 2011

Germantown residents and visitors were privileged to learn about the stalwart black troops who trained nearby. The free event “Saluting Camp William Penn,” which took place in the parlor of the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, opened

Education

Southwest: Students Raise Funds for Child in Haiti

March 25, 2011

During the fall, Seth Dorrell, an executive director of Economic and Community Development for Southwest Community Development Corp., spoke with students from The New Start Family Resource Center’s After School regarding his intent to volunteer

Education

North Central: After-School Program Promotes Literacy in the Community

March 24, 2011

Bernice Bonaparte waited around patiently while the volunteer searched frantically. Bonaparte’s 9-year-old son wanted to purchase a new book. The young volunteer and the son went to find the book while Bonaparte stood off to

Education

Fairhill: College Access Center Opening Doors For Community Members

March 4, 2011

You can go to college! That is the motto for the College Access Center located at 2603 N. Fifth St. Melisa Cales had a dream to go to college and while chatting with her friend

Amateur Sports

Ridge Avenue: Volleying through Philadelphia

March 3, 2011

In April 2006, a center unlike any other opened at 4842 Ridge Ave., close to Manayunk and East Falls. The Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center provides tennis training and classes to all of Philadelphia,

Education

Fairhill: A ‘New Creation’ Sparks Pride in Community

February 22, 2011

https://vimeo.com/20200250] Every neighborhood in Philadelphia has undergone changes over time. In a lot of places, the changes have been for the worse. Buildings became abandoned, undesirables move  into the area and soon enough the neighborhood

Education

Ridge Avenue: Local Church Makes a Difference in the Community

February 17, 2011

https://vimeo.com/19996483] Places of worship are very common throughout the city of Philadelphia. With what started as a congregation that met in the house of its minister, The Greater St. Luke’s Disciple Church has since grown

Education

Port Richmond: Three Years Later, Our Lady of Port Richmond Survives

February 17, 2011

Principal Sister Mary Ripp patrolled the hallways of Our Lady of Port Richmond on her way to  supervise the lunch room. The hallways were alive with second-, fourth- and sixth-graders making their way to the

Education

Hunting Park: Community Center Offers Kids a Place to Play and Learn

February 17, 2011

https://vimeo.com/20015668] Every weekday afternoon, there are 60 kids running around the halls of the Hunting Park Christian Academy. Rowdy relay races and dodge ball faceoffs in the basement produce enough screams and cheers to echo

Education

Mayfair: Indicted Politician’s Name on a Community Center Sparks Debate

February 7, 2011

https://vimeo.com/19639286] Bob Dillon may look rusty, but the 68-year-old pitcher said he still has a lot of fight left. He and his teammates work out at the John M. Perzel Community Center every Friday in

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