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Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church is a melting pot of culture. Located on 5200 Broad St., Our Lady of Hope has been a religious symbol in the community for decades. This colossal church is [continue reading…]

Stenton is one of several well-preserved historic homes in Germantown, but the lives of the slaves and servants who worked at the property are a mostly unknown part of the area’s history. An event called [continue reading…]

A fire engulfed and eventually destroyed the Windermere Court Apartments in West Philadelphia. As if this wasn’t devastating enough, the aftermath proved to be even worse since the fire on Jan. 10. With the building [continue reading…]

[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/sp1117olneyhousingcrisis” height=550 width=600] Once again the economy has made a major impact on people’s lives. People are hurt and upset. Some residents of Olney are forced out of their homes because they cannot pay [continue reading…]

[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/sp1122hsphousingsoundslide” height=550 width=600] In the early days of Awbury Arboretum, the residents were all descendants of its founder. There were paths between the many homes that sit on the property and children would run [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/20501038] Driving down Germantown’s business corridor between 5 and 6:30 p.m., you’ll see nearly all the businesses putting up their metal gates and bars.  They’re losing a third of a business day because they need [continue reading…]

Since 1932, Quaker City Auctioneers has been buying, selling, auctioning, appraising and liquidating a variety of machinery and equipment. Brandt Wolf has been the director of operations at Quaker City Auctioneers at 2860 Memphis St. [continue reading…]

In April 2006, a center unlike any other opened at 4842 Ridge Ave., close to Manayunk and East Falls. The Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center provides tennis training and classes to all of Philadelphia, [continue reading…]