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Education

Overbrook: College Students Aiming to Improve Community

March 20, 2013

Saint Joseph’s University students are pairing up with organizations throughout the Overbrook community in order to build stronger relationships with fellow residents. “As with any university, there is some tension between students and the community,”

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: New Pub Crawl Added to Trenton Avenue Arts Festival

March 20, 2013

The committee board for the Trenton Avenue Arts Festival (TAAF) is attempting to expand the annual spring event beyond Trenton Avenue by adding a pub crawl to the list of activities. “TAAFter Dark is going

Arts and Entertainment

South Philadelphia: Clef Club Director Stays for the Long Run

March 7, 2013

Director Dom Gardner has been with the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts since it first opened in 1966. “I was in the union and I left town,” Gardner said. “When I moved

Frankford

Northeast: Frankford Transportation Center Could Become a Community Hub

March 7, 2013

https://vimeo.com/60969768] In 1961, Jane Jacobs wrote The Death and Life of Great American Cities, in which she proposed supporting neighborhoods’ use of community-based initiatives. Fast-forward 50 years, and urban planners are taking her observations into serious consideration,

Housing

Ludlow: Longtime Residents Brace for Property Tax Hikes

March 6, 2013

The city’s proposed property tax hikes wouldn’t affect lower income homeowners in Ludlow, according to the office of State Representative W. Curtis Thomas. However, many Ludlow homeowners fear the city’s new Actual Value Initiative (an

Economy

Hunting Park: Esperanza Receives Grant for Community Renewal

March 6, 2013

Esperanza recently announced receipt of a $681,000 grant from Wells Fargo Bank. The multiple-mission organization received this grant to help fund its Hunting Park Neighborhood Strategic Plan 2022, which aims to revitalize the Hunting Park

Education

University City: Spanish Flows Freely at the Free Library

March 6, 2013

Elementary school children, still wearing their uniforms from various West Philadelphia schools, jittered about as they waited for their free, after-school Spanish class to begin. Friends of Walnut Street West Library, a volunteer organization dedicated

Education

Overbrook: Elementary Students Recycle for a Cause

March 6, 2013

Overbrook Elementary School is teaching students about the importance of recycling. The school’s program, Overbrook Kids Care About the Earth, shows students what items can be recycled, how to recycle properly and the positive effects

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: Sculpture Gym Provides a Resource for Artists of All Kinds

March 6, 2013

The Philadelphia Sculpture Gym may appear to be just a warehouse of mixed tools, loud rap music, boisterous drilling and machinery scattered throughout the large room. However, PSG is a creative haven in progress in

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Restaurant Month Brings Reservations to Germantown Avenue

March 6, 2013

“[Restaurant Month] is a definite reason to check out Chestnut Hill,” said Anne McNally, owner of McNally’s Tavern at 8634 Germantown Ave. Her restaurant is just one of many participating in this month’s festivities. For

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