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Food

Point Breeze: Immigrant-Owned Businesses Thrive

May 19, 2014

The numerous immigrants that call Point Breeze home brought with them more than their own languages and customs when they settled here: they brought their food. Flavors from Southeast Asia and south of the border

Center City

Health Beat: MANNA Meals Seek to Nourish Clients Back to Health

May 16, 2014tub10245

Located in Center City, the nonprofit organization MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) prepares, cooks and serves roughly 4,000 nutritious meals daily to people who suffer from severe and life-threatening illnesses in Philadelphia and parts

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Center City

Health Beat: MANNA Delivers Healthy Foods to Fight Diseases

May 16, 2014tub10245

[vimeo 92571567] The Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance, also known as MANNA, is a nonprofit organization located in Center City responsible for preparing, cooking and delivering wholesome, heart-healthy meals to people suffering from severe and life-threatening illnesses

Arts and Entertainment

Latino Philadelphia: 5 People Making a Difference

May 16, 2014Neil D. Ortiz

Father Bruce Lewandowski (above), Vicar for Cultural Ministries, Archdiocese of Philadelphia. For the past three years Father Bruce Lewandowski has overseen the Office for Hispanic Catholics as the Vicar for Cultural Ministries at the Archdiocese

High School Press

Overbrook: Five Places To See In Will Smith’s Old Neighborhood.

May 16, 2014

With so much history behind this West Philadelphia neighborhood, it’s no wonder there are so many hidden treasures. Overbrook possesses interesting locations that are unknown to many people living in the Greater Philadelphia region. Overbrook

Arts and Entertainment

Technically Philly: Sam Cusumano and Electricity for Progress

May 15, 2014

Sam Cusumano could barely contain his excitement as he watched two of his friends listen to a couple pairs of apples. That’s right, they were listening to apples. It was all a part of his

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Education

Southwest Philadelphia: Urban Farms Work to Take Back the Land

May 14, 2014tub10245

https://vimeo.com/92712823] Urban farms all over Philadelphia indicate that many people in the city seek control over the produce and livestock they eat. The concept behind this control is food sovereignty, which asserts that local communities

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Education

Southwest Philadelphia: Providing Healthy Alternatives to Food at Corner Stores

May 14, 2014tub10245

https://vimeo.com/92712824] Corner stores aren’t the best venues to purchase healthy food in Philadelphia, partly due to the combination of what the stores stock and what the customers choose to purchase. According to a 2010-12 study on

Casino

Casino: Potential Casinos and Their Impact on City Planning

May 13, 2014Kathryn Matheson

The recipient of the second Philadelphia casino license has yet to be named by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. While a second casino could increase tax revenue for the city, it is unclear what will

Arts and Entertainment

Fairhill: Five Things You Didn’t Know

May 13, 2014Kathryn Matheson

Media coverage in Fairhill tends to be of a negative nature, usually focusing on crime. In order to provide a better understanding of this unique and culturally diverse community, here are five things you might not

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