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Arts and Entertainment

West Philly: Vegan and Yoga Create a Gathering Space

February 2, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/18393704] Nestled above Fiesta Pizza and Valentino African Food Store is a 5,000-square-foot yoga studio that offers more than a good stretch and a reiki massage. On the last Sunday of every month Studio 34 [continue reading…]

Center City

Center City: Donating and Recycling

February 2, 2010 4

https://vimeo.com/18393808] Recycling has recently become one of the most conscious sustainability efforts. People can easily toss a plastic bottle or a cardboard cup into a receptacle, but what about a piece of furniture? The answer [continue reading…]

Religion

South Philadelphia Parishioners Await Unveiling of New Statue

February 1, 2010 0

https://vimeo.com/18393082] The Rev. Joseph Genito, the pastor at St. Rita of Cascia Catholic Church and Shrine at Broad and Ellsworth streets in South Philadelphia, has listened to confessions and absolved parishioners of their sins for [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Franklin Institute’s Body World Exhibit: Education or Manipulation?

February 1, 2010 1

https://vimeo.com/18392469] The human body is a complex and interesting specimen that some find fascinating and others find extremely disgusting, especially if seen from the inside out. The BODY WORLDS 2 & the Brain exhibit is [continue reading…]

Economy

Frankford: Owners Look to Increase Business with Façade Improvement

February 1, 2010 3

https://vimeo.com/18391225] Fernando Torres has more than an aesthetic reason for wanting to improve the look of his Frankford tattoo parlor. “Cars hit the building a few times,” Torres, who also owns a women’s boutique next [continue reading…]

Featured Videos

North Philadelphia: Open Door Baptist Church Celebrates its 60th Anniversary

January 10, 2010 0

[soundslide url=”https://kevincookphoto.com/murl9909/publish_to_web/” height=”450″ width=”600″] Open Door Baptist Church, located at 1632 N. 26th St., celebrates its 60th anniversary.

Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia: Veterans Face High Unemployment

January 3, 2010 1

Imagine risking your life for the country you love by joining the military. After serving your time overseas, you come back healthy and uninjured, with a job lined up and waiting for you. Unfortunately, this [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Germantown: A Record Revival

December 20, 2009 1

https://vimeo.com/20374403] https://vimeo.com/20374450] For roughly a century, the primary medium to play back recorded sound was via the phonograph. Phonographs, which became vinyl records in the 1940s, are those large black discs your parents may have [continue reading…]

History

Strawberry Mansion: A Former Resident Returns

December 12, 2009 67

https://vimeo.com/18642380] It is not unusual to revisit an old neighborhood. Sometimes a sense of nostalgia drags people back to the places where it all began, and according to Allen Meyers, who grew up in Strawberry [continue reading…]

Fairhill

Fairhill: Living a Homeless Life

December 11, 2009 charper 0

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