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Chestnut Hill

Germantown: Awbury Arboretum Schools Residents on Honeybees

June 28, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44874188] When Anaiis Salles checked on her “girls” the master beekeeper at Awbury Arboretum noticed one of their hives had been tampered with. Salles, along with her bee steward helpers, put the top of the

Crime

University City: Community and Police Collaborate to Improve Safety

June 27, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44737631] University City community members congregated at Calvary Community Center last Thursday evening to discuss neighborhood problems. With the assistance of two police officers, Brad Deeley and Pablo Seda, neighbors could voice their concerns as

Arts and Entertainment

Mount Airy: The Princess Bride Kicks Off the Moonlight Movie Series

June 25, 2012

The Moonlight Movies series kicked off last Friday in the garden at the Lovett Library Park, located at 6945 Germantown Ave., in Mount Airy. A free screening of The Princess Bride launched the summer series

Featured Stories

North Central: A Day of Coexisting at Penrose Park

June 25, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44622577] Penrose Park, located at 1101 W. Susquehanna Ave., has played a huge role as the corner spot in its local community. It is a place, especially with the newly embraced long summer hours, where residents

Carroll Park

Carroll Park: Mastery Charter Brings Success to Local School

June 23, 2012

The senior class of Mastery Charter Schools Shoemaker campus, located at 5301 Media Street in Carroll Park, graduated Friday and began to prepare for their upcoming year at college. All of the graduating students were

Center City

Center City: Philadelphia City Council Backs Reduced Federal Spending for Military

June 22, 2012

Placards reading “Books not bombs” and “Fund kids not wars” were raised when the Philadelphia City Council voted to approve a resolution  calling on the U.S. Congress to cut military spending. The resolution, introduced by

Health

West Poplar: Cafe Provides Healthy Alternatives to the Community

June 22, 2012

Amid the busyness of Spring Garden Street lies a tranquil café nudged at the corner of 10th Street. Teaful Bliss provides customers a variety of teas, as well as coffee and healthy food choices made fresh

Fishtown

Fishtown: Vote for New Bakery Unanimous

June 22, 2012

Zynthia Martinez worked for a medical device company but her heart was in her baking. “I was constantly late for work because [I was] always baking for them,” Martinez said. Ever since she was little

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Cooperative Creates an Artistic Oasis

June 22, 2012

The Greene Street Artists Cooperative  has been a community where multifaceted artists can live and work for over two decades. Each artist comes from a diverse background, but as a whole they make up a unified

Center City

Chinatown: Chinese Cultural and Community Center Fights to Remain a Landmark

June 21, 2012

The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia has been working to get the Chinese Cultural and Community Center up and running again. It has also tried to protect the historical building against demolition. The center closed in 2007 and has

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