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Fox Chase: Residents See Kenney as the Clear Choice

May 20, 2015montchr

Across Fox Chase, voters were out and about before the polls opened for the 2015 mayoral primary on Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. While Republican city council candidates such as Matt Wolfe (pictured below in suit, with Jim

Chinatown

Chinatown: Low Voter Turnout Despite Good Weather

May 20, 2015

With the sun shining down and a light cool breeze blowing by, it was the perfect weather condition for people to come out and vote. Despite the good weather, voter turnout was not so good

Business

Roxborough: Young Voters Absent From Primary Polls

May 20, 2015

It was a quiet and unusually empty afternoon in the auditorium of the polling station at Ridge Avenue and Rector Street. Located right next to the Roxborough Memorial Hospital, volunteers and poll workers were stationed

Elections

Logan: Education and Crime Top Issues For Voters

May 19, 2015Amber Clay

According to community activist Sheila Bellamy, the voting for the primaries is usually low in numbers because many people do not see the importance. “In my district, there are 540-something registered voters, she said yesterday

Next Mayor

Primary Election Day 2015: Don’t Count Those Millennials Out Yet

May 19, 2015George W. Miller

Philadelphia has significant problem when it comes to voting, especially when the focus is on municipal elections rather than national. Of all folks who fall into the roughly 75 to 80 percent of registered voters who

Environment

North Philadelphia: Keeping the Strawberries in Strawberry Mansion

May 11, 2015

On April 25, residents, volunteers and workers came outside during National Garden Month to weed, mulch and plant a new strawberry patch at the Fairmount Park orchard shared by Woodford Mansion and Strawberry Mansion. Leaders and organizers

Education

Germantown: The History and Aftermath of Germantown High School

May 4, 2015

For ninety-nine years, students attended and graduated from Germantown High School. The building’s intimidating pillars, strong iron gates and vast expanse could lead the unknowing viewer to believe that the school was untouchable. A 2013

Amateur Sports

Strawberry Mansion: Fitville Offers DIY Outdoor Exercise Equipment, Training

May 4, 2015

With summer approaching, more people will be taking their fitness outside, be it in parks or on the streets, on bikes or on feet. But if you’re searching for somewhere out of the ordinary to

Burholme

Far Northeast: Change in Districts Means New Representation for Some Residents

May 4, 2015Paul Klein

In 2016, Philadelphia will be going through a change. City Council districts will be changing and bringing areas under new direction and jurisdiction. The Councilmanic Districts bill, passed in 2011 by City Council, states the

Amateur Sports

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

May 1, 2015

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

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