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5th Street

Olney: Music School Serves as Cultural Beacon for Residents

November 30, 2015 Rovell S Vialva

Situated on the crowded commercial blocks of Olney dwells one of the last bastions of music education in the community. The Gibson School of Music and Arts seeks to preserve musical tradition in the community

Amateur Sports

Brewerytown: Laid-Off Teacher Gets Back on His Feet by Opening CrossFit Gym

November 24, 2015 pnadmin

For most people, being laid off from a position as a high school social studies teacher would be a stroke of bad luck. For Brian Terpak, it was the universe’s way of telling him to

Bella Vista

Hawthorne: Men are Ready, Willing and Able to Make a Change in Their Lives

November 23, 2015 pnadmin

Some days, Sylvester Cooper, spends seven consecutive days at work, cooking and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to the men at Ready, Willing and Able on Bainbridge Street. Cooper, 55, is a kitchen supervisor at RWA but

Arts and Entertainment

Education: CAPA’s Dorina Morrow Hits a High Note with Students

November 19, 2015 Lora C Strum

Despite taking her turn as a backup singer for artists such as Celine Dion and Michael Bolton, Dorina Morrow demurs when asked to sing in the middle of her office. Morrow, the vocal director at the Philadelphia

Center City

Center City: Committee of Seventy Makes Strides To Increase Young Voter Turnout

November 18, 2015 pnadmin

The mayoral election may be over but the staff at the Committee of Seventy says that increasing voter turnout is not a seasonal mission to them. Founded in 1904, the Committee of Seventy has been pushing to help

Arts and Entertainment

Manayunk: W.P. Palmer Distillery Offers Free Tastes of Liberty Gin

November 18, 2015 Colleen Campbell

Walter Palmer III of Palmer Distilling gets the word out about his Liberty gin best by simple advertising. “My wife and I are self-funding this business,” he said, “so a lot of what we do

Featured Stories

Powelton Village: Lancaster Mews Gets Historic

November 17, 2015 pnadmin

Lancaster Mews, a row of apartments and businesses on the 3600 block of Lancaster Avenue will keep its 19th century architecture after a city commission ruled on its importance. Last month, sites around the city were

Amateur Sports

Mill Creek: Playing a Traditional Game Untraditionally

November 17, 2015 pnadmin

On a cool Monday night in October, more than 20 young adults bundled up to play softball at Mill Creek Playground in West Philadelphia. But these were no ordinary players. There were men and women hustling

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: LGBT Community Comes Together Through Football

November 16, 2015 pnadmin

Mention football and South Philadelphia in the same sentence and most people will instinctively think of the Eagles. However, across the street from Lincoln Financial Field, at FDR Park, another kind of football is making

Center City

Center City: Freedom Church Keeps Their Young Crowd Engaged

November 11, 2015 Moira E Wilson

Walking by the Prince Theater at 9 a.m. on a Sunday and you will wonder, “What are all those lights doing on so early?” That’s because Freedom Church is preparing for their weekly Sunday morning worship at

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