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Northwest Philadelphia: Talking Stick Learning Center Bringing Homeschooling To The Forefront

April 24, 2014

Hidden within 55-acres of green space, the Awbury Arboretum in East Germantown is now home to the Talking Stick Learning Center. The two building learning facility offers a variety of programs for home-school children ages

Cobbs Creek

Cobbs Creek: MOVE Bombing on Osage Avenue Leaves Scar

April 24, 2014

Near the heart of Cobbs Creek Parkway lies a brutal scar of a block that holds much significance to the neighborhood. Twenty-nine years ago, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a row house on Osage

Arts and Entertainment

Newbold: The Dolphin Tavern Spurs Change on South Broad Street

April 24, 2014

Pictured above: A female go-go dancer atop a dance-floor platform at The Dolphin Tavern. One afternoon more than a decade ago, Melissa Blimline (as she was then known) wandered to The Dolphin Tavern for a

Food

Washington Square West: Reliving the Past at Pine Street Pizza

April 23, 2014

Having been in business since 1983, Pine Street Pizza, located at the intersection of 12th and Pine Streets, will celebrate its 31st anniversary on April 25. The Washington Square West neighborhood pizzeria has seen the

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Economy

Germantown: TCRC Philly Making Wrongs to Rights

April 23, 2014

A little more than a decade ago, Anthony Dickerson found himself in a Pennsylvania state prison serving a ten year sentence for racketeering and narcotics distribution. He described prison as place full of cliques. Like

Crime

Spruce Hill and Walnut Hill: Armed Robbers And Increase in Crime Spur Community Safety Efforts

April 23, 2014

On the evening of March 12, a resident of the West Philadelphia community was robbed at gunpoint at the intersection of 46th and Hazel streets. Detective Joseph Murray, one of the West Philadelphia community’s main

Arts and Entertainment

Penn’s Landing: A Look into Proposed Development

April 22, 2014

The development of Penn’s Landing is something that has been plaguing planners, developers and administrations for the past few decades. Since construction began in 1967 to turn the previously wharf-ridden, eastern portion of Old City

Environment

The Waterfront: Five People Making a Difference

April 22, 2014

People from across the city are constantly working towards making the Schuylkill and Delaware waterfronts better for Philadelphia. From revitalizing the rivers themselves to improving the green spaces around them, here are five people making

Center City

East Kensington: Philadelphia Education Fund’s College Access Program Sets Students Up For Success

April 22, 2014

With Philadelphia Education Fund’s College Access Program, students at Kensington Creative and Performing Arts High School are equipped with the tools they need to further their education. The program—which received federal funding in 1990 with

Gayborhood

Gayborhood: Five Changes that Make the Gayborhood What it is Today

April 22, 2014

The Philadelphia ‘Gayborhood’ is a place that has a long history. Longtime residents have seen the many changes that have taken place in the area. Here are a few of the changes that have made

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