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Environment

Point Breeze: Community Cookout And More Events This Week

July 12, 2017Jonathan Ginsburg and Jonathan Ginsburg

Looking to find out what’s going on in Point Breeze this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood.  Summer Concert Series: Wednesday, July 12, 6:30-8 p.m. – South Philly Branch

Klein Fellowship- Income Inequality

Olney: Open Mic Night And More Events This Week

July 12, 2017Brianna Spause

Looking to find out what’s going on in Olney this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood.   Movie Wednesday: Secret Life of Pets: Wednesday, July 12, 2-3 p.m. Greater

Arts and Entertainment

Mayfair: Game Of Thrones Trivia Night, Call For Mayfair Memorial Playground Volunteers And More

July 12, 2017Bob Stewart

Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood.  Mayfair Memorial Playground, July 10-14; needs volunteers for installation of new equipment – Rowland

Klein Fellowship- Income Inequality

Port Richmond: This Week In The News – Marijuana Dispensaries, Street Racing And Theft In The Neighborhood

July 10, 2017Jared Phillips

In case you missed in, we found a few places where people are talking about things happening in Port Richmond: State awards one marijuana dispensary in Fishtown, two in Northeast – Pennsylvania Department of Health

Klein Fellowship- Income Inequality

Mayfair: This Week In The News — Earth, Fire And Rain

July 10, 2017Bob Stewart

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people were talking about things happening in Mayfair: Drug house catches fire, according to police. Materials for making designer drugs known as K2, or

Amateur Sports

Parkside: A New Fence and Growing Gardens at the Pump Track.

July 10, 2017Charles Frenette

The Philly Pump Track on Parkside Avenue offers a different bicycle riding experience. It’s called pumping. The idea is to use your body and momentum to propel your way through the track without pedaling. But

Business

Northeast: Brain Waste Drags Down Immigrants And Economy

July 7, 2017Kristof Phillips

All along Bustleton Avenue are businesses built by foreign-born people who came to the U.S. in pursuit of a better life. Yet many highly educated and skilled immigrants are underemployed in Northeast Philadelphia and the

Bustleton

Northeast Philadelphia: A Home For Immigrants To Live

July 7, 2017Robert Fogarty

Since the ’80s, neighborhoods such as Bustleton, Somerton and Fox Chase have become a haven for Eastern European immigrants. Signs written in Russian can be seen throughout Bustleton Avenue, which hosts many immigrant businesses. One

Business

Bustleton: Immigrant Businesses Booming Along Bustleton Avenue

July 7, 2017Kristof Phillips and

Northeast Philadelphia has become a home for small immigrant businesses. Shopping centers along Bustleton Avenue feature many thriving businesses owned by immigrants from all over the world. With his restaurant not even two months old,

Housing

Point Breeze: This Week In The News – Lost Snake Found, Spring Real Estate Booming

July 6, 2017Jonathan Ginsburg and Jonathan Ginsburg

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people were talking about things happening in Point Breeze: Owner Reunites With Lost 7-Foot-Long Snake – A rogue Burmese python was found and returned to

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