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South Philadelphia: Small Businesses Expect No Major Reforms Following Elections

November 5, 2016Kelley L Hey and

The 2016 presidential election has seen its candidates debating on everything from foreign policy to women’s rights, but one economic sector that has gone mostly overlooked by candidates is small businesses. The lack of attention

Brewerytown: Community Members Use Social Media to Follow Local and National Politics

November 4, 2016Kristi L Fidler and

As tensions run high regarding the impending 2016 presidential election, members of the Brewerytown are turning to social media to stay involved. State Rep. Donna Bullock, whose office is located in Brewerytown, is also using social

Juniata Park: MVP360 Offers More Than Just Sports

November 4, 2016Ashley Nicole Portillo

Lighthouse Field is home of the Philadelphia Eagles. No, not the Eagles you’re probably thinking of, but the Eagles flag football team. Find yourself at the field on a Saturday and you may have a

Point Breeze: Garden Anchors Food Access And Connects Community

November 4, 2016Brianna Spause

New American families are staking claim in South Philadelphia from the ground up. The Growing Together Garden on 25th and Reed Streets has been offering refugees and community members the opportunity to grow fresh produce

Hunting Park: Latin Music Lessons Transcend The Classroom

November 4, 2016Grace E. Maiorano

Salsa rhythms pulsate beyond the basement of Esperanza College and flow into the streets of Hunting Park. The Caribbean-based beats resonate from Artístas y Músicos Latino Americanos (AMLA), a non-profit arts and artist’s organization established in

South Philadelphia: Charles Santore Library Offers Help to Immigrants

November 4, 2016Taylor Newstat Schwartz and

Jean Solar came to the United States from Chile two years ago. Despite his professional training as an engineer in his home country, Solar has been unable to secure a work visa in the United States and

Grays Ferry: Priest Offers Faith-Based Alternatives For Recovering Addicts

November 3, 2016Brianna Spause

Father Douglas McKay buries too many bodies. He received a call after mass on an October morning. It was regarding a 52-year-old woman; she passed unexpectedly in her sleep. As a priest in his home parish, not all the

Frankford: Grand Army Of The Republic Museum & Library Offers Frankford Residents Historical Context

November 3, 2016Jared L Phillips

It’s arguably the most inconspicuous building on Griscom Street. The building is the former home of Dr. John Ruan, a prominent doctor in Frankford in the 18th and 19th centuries. There’s no large sign or

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

November 3, 2016Ashley Nicole Portillo and

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

Grays Ferry: Gym Stands To Box Out Violence

November 2, 2016Margaret 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