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Arts and Entertainment

Powelton Village: Tiberino Memorial Museum Going Strong

October 15, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/75887874] The Tiberino dynasty has established an ongoing legacy in Philadelphia. As a familial collective of artists, they  have worked together to combat social issues and raise social awareness through their art. Most recently, that [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Germantown: Local Church Offers Much to Community

October 15, 2013 0

“It’s Vision Sunday,” said Pastor Ray Bernard to his congregation. He told the attendees about his plans to form athletics programs within Impacting Your World Christian Center. The announcement was met with great applause. October [continue reading…]

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Environment

South of South Street: Residents Talk Trash On The Lack Of Trash Cans

October 14, 2013 0

https://vine.co/v/hHElxm2bzmQ As new solar-powered trash cans replace the old wire ones in the Graduate Hospital area, residents continue to complain about the scarcity of places to throw out their waste while on-the-go. The new cans [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: Bowling Alley and Nonprofit Organization Work Together for the Community

October 14, 2013 0

Along South Broad Street, there is a six-lane bowling alley tucked away in the basement of a building that is owned by a nonprofit organization. This bowling alley has only been open since 2009 and employs [continue reading…]

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Bustleton: Philadelphia Education Fund and ArtsRising Influences Student Involvement

October 10, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/75906341] Education does not come just from textbooks anymore. Schools in Philadelphia are taking a different route and are taking students outside of the classroom in order to get the most out of their education. [continue reading…]

Allegheny

Allegheny-West: Sweet Success

October 9, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/75414017] Allegheny West Foundation, a community development center, is a pillar and has made great investments into the North Philadelphia neighborhood. “What we at Allegheny West are doing is embracing the community as a whole [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

East Germantown: Former NBA Player Colson Starting a New Tradition At Martin Luther King HS

October 8, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/75453817] Last year, in head coach Sean Colson’s first year running the Martin Luther King High School basketball team, the Cougars went 25-5. Colson hopes that will be the start of a new, winning tradition. A [continue reading…]

Technology

Technically Philly: UPenn Students Host Second PennHacks Hardware Hackathon

October 8, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/74747258] Fresh off of the heels of the success of PennApps in early September, engineers at the University of Pennsylvania were at it again with PennHacks less than two weeks later. Where PennApps focused on creating software, [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Wellspring at Saint Martin-in-the-Fields

October 7, 2013 0

[vimeo 75819579] The Church of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill is reviving spirituality in the community with its new program, Wellspring. The program’s intent is to provide an outlet for a less structured religious experience. “Wellspring is [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Spruce Hill: Veterans Shelter Combats Homelessness

October 7, 2013 0

https://vimeo.com/75730192] For struggling veterans in the city, the Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House is a welcome place to find assistance and temporary housing. The twin home on Baltimore Avenue started in 1994 as a place for cancer [continue reading…]

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