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Amateur Sports

Hunting Park: Mentor Uses Education and Squash Experience To Enrich Youth

November 3, 2016 Ashley Nicole Portillo

Scott Redpath is the program director of SquashSmarts located at the Lenfest Center on 10th and Pike Streets. Since graduating from St. Lawrence University in 2009, the Philly native has been mentoring students both in

Amateur Sports

Grays Ferry: Gym Stands To Box Out Violence

November 2, 2016 Margaret E Andresen

Sweat trickled down muscled backs, down onto the blue canvas stretched over a wooden frame which was pieced together by a carpenter from down the block. Fluorescent lights flickered over the glory of former champions

Featured Stories

West Philadelphia: IAC And Philly Thrive Are Trying To Rewrite History

November 2, 2016 Tyler Edward Carmody

After the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of his shooter George Zimmerman, the Black Lives Matter movement exploded onto every television screen, Twitter feed, and the minds of activists who wish to better the

Arts and Entertainment

Fishtown: Aeralist Defies Gravity At Fishtown’s Boom Room

November 1, 2016 Shealyn M Kilroy

When Wei-Wei Weintraub was deciding on how to best channel her artistic energy, she didn’t follow her parents’ wishes and join the circus. “You never want to do what your parents want you to do,” Weintraub said. But that

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: Barry Playground’s Renovation From Public Funding Is Paying Dividends

October 31, 2016 Christopher Aaron Abruzzo

If you build it, they will come. Recreation centers and urban parks serve as places for people in the busy city lifestyles to escape it all without really having to leave the city limits. From

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: Roger Artigiani Brings Change to 2300 Arena

October 31, 2016 Kelley L Hey

Roger Artigiani talks about his arena like he is showing off a prized possession. “This is what we have planned for the one wall,” he said while proudly showing a picture of a mural of

Business

West Poplar: Jose Morales Sets His Sights On Firearms Safety Education

October 31, 2016 Robert Tierney

The city office that issues gun permits sits directly across the street from the Philly Firearms Academy run by Jose D. Morales. It would seem to be an ideal location for Morales, who opened up shop in

Arts and Entertainment

Rittenhouse Square: Gallery Owner Brings Communities Together With Art

October 31, 2016 Mary R Salisbury

As dog-walkers or window shoppers get their evening fresh air, it’s hard to resist stopping to admire the gorgeous paintings that hang from the walls inside Twenty-Two Gallery. Owner Shawn Murray said he keeps the door

Amateur Sports

Graduate Hospital: Ryan Howard Facility Proves A Hit With Young Ballplayers

October 31, 2016 Mary R Salisbury

Although Ryan Howard‘s time with the Philadelphia Phillies has come to an end, his impact in Philadelphia is far from over. On a rainy fall night, more than a dozen aspiring baseball players worked on their swings at

Arts and Entertainment

Fishtown: All-Female Collective Dances With Eye Toward Election

October 31, 2016 Shealyn M Kilroy

On Election Day, femme. collective will cast a vote for president that is sprinkled with lady power. Femme. collective is a Fishtown-based, all-female group of dancers and artists who support feminism. The core group, of less

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