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Mantua: Rabbit Run Promotes Exercise as Medicine for Parkinson’s Patients

May 1, 2015 0

Jodi Cianci is serious about her workouts. She trains as if her life depended on it – because it does. “I treat my exercise like a doctor’s appointment,” Cianci said. Cianci was diagnosed with Parkinson’s [continue reading…]

Center City

Center City: ‘Philadelphia Is Baltimore’ Rally Floods Streets

May 1, 2015 0

Around the world, demonstrations are taking place in support of the Baltimore protestors and to highlight police brutality and racial issues in their own cities in the wake of the Freddie Gray death. Yesterday, hundreds [continue reading…]

Crime

Kensington: A Lot Of Heart Has Gone Into Revitalizing A Community

April 30, 2015 0

In the heart of Kensington, one corporation has made it its mission to be a source of hope to everyone, from children to veterans to recently released inmates. The multitude of projects currently in development are [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Passyunk: Nightowls on the Avenue Help Keep Crime Down

April 30, 2015 0

Witnesses are bad for crime, so streets packed with potential witnesses are not good settings to commit one, even if it is at night. This is one of the many factors that combine to help [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Traction Company Gives Artists a Place to Work Together

April 29, 2015 0

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average change for all occupations is projected to be an 11 percent increase from 2012 to 2022. However, they expect a 1 percent decrease in professional artists. The [continue reading…]

History

Mantua: Longtime Resident Witnesses Transformation of the Neighborhood

April 28, 2015 0

Near 35th Street and Mantua Avenue, next to the bustling trains traveling east and west, sits is a quiet home. The owner of that home, now at the age of 73, has seen Mantua transform for [continue reading…]

Education

Logan: Catholic High School Offers Healthy Meals Through Eatiquette

April 27, 2015 1

Most school lunch programs aren’t very health-conscious. Things such as chicken nuggets, frozen pizza and hot dogs are typical daily menu items in a high school lunchroom. The Vetri Foundation wanted to change this and [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

South Philly: A Couple Learns To Live With Multiple Sclerosis

April 27, 2015 1

In the middle of the night in February 2009, Michael Black-Smith woke up and couldn’t feel the right side of his body. “My arm and my leg were just numb and kind of dead,” said Black-Smith. [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Politics: To Keep Millennials In The City, Politicians Must Focus On the Schools

April 24, 2015 0

It is no secret that Millennials are fueling Philadelphia’s recent growth. Individuals aged 20 to 34 represent more than a quarter of the city’s population. According to the Pew Research Center, growth within this age [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Northern Liberties: Dancing Towards a Better Future

April 24, 2015 0

Living Arts Dance and Fitness Studio was started by Jaquetta Colson. Originally form Washington, D.C., Colson studied dance at the Duke Ellington School for Performing Arts as well as the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre [continue reading…]

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