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Broad Street

Is Philadelphia Safer After Increased Police Presence?

April 18, 2009 charper 0

One year after Mayor Nutter and Commissioner Ramsey targeted nine high-crime police districts, is the city safer? Three new districts have been added to the targeted list. Can one, Police District 23rd, improve? Mayor Nutter’s [continue reading…]

Economy

Port Richmond Industry: Giving Back

April 16, 2009 2

Imagine driving through an industrial complex. Instantly, your mind flashes to smoking pipelines that are beating our ozone layer into a bloody pulp. You imagine lonely, littered, and seemingly abandoned streets. You see lines of [continue reading…]

Government

Guns in Philadelphia

April 15, 2009 charper 2

View Slide Show There is no shortage of customers at Colosimo’s Gun Store on the 900 block of Spring Garden Street. A group of young men are buzzed into the store every few minutes, each [continue reading…]

Broad Street

Shopping: Discount With Culture

April 15, 2009 0

“Assalamu alaikum,” Jahed Chowdheury welcomes a pair of women who enter his shop with the traditional Muslim greeting meaning, “Peace be with you.” The two women are Muslim, like Chowdheury. They are black and dressed [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Philadelphia Musicians Keep Suburban Station Travelers On Track

April 15, 2009 3

It’s four o’clock on Friday and the click-clack of freshly shined shoes and black leather pumps pound the pavement in four-four time. As trains roll in and out of Suburban Station at 15th and John [continue reading…]

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Police and the Community

April 14, 2009 charper 4

The The Philadelphia municipal budget for this fiscal year listed public safety as its top  priority. In his  budget address, Mayor Michael Nutter announced he does not plan to lay off a single police officer [continue reading…]

Government

Olney: Progress Could Be Short-Lived

April 13, 2009 1

The neighborhood is bustling along the Fifth Street business corridor in Olney. Newly swept sidewalks guide you through the area, as your nose is taken on an aromatic journey through the Caribbean by way of [continue reading…]

Fishtown

Rock ‘n’ Roll Renaissance Revives Fishtown

March 29, 2009 2

When you think of music in Philadelphia, undoubtedly certain areas come to mind: the melodic jazz tones born of North Philadelphia, the gritty, stark hip hop that rises from the tough streets of the western [continue reading…]

Fishtown

Fishtown’s Music

March 28, 2009 charper 0

A slideshow illustrating some of the hottest spots for today’s up-and-coming music acts. Featuring the song “Comin’ Home” by Murder by Death, who recently performed at Johnny Brenda’s. [continue reading…]

Economy

North Philadelphia: Fashion on a Mission

March 13, 2009 1

At first glance, Villa looks like just another urban retail store on the block. However, three simple words differentiate this hip hop apparel store from its counterparts.  “Join the Movement” is the slogan that can [continue reading…]

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