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Roxborough: All Good Hubcaps Go To Heaven

June 10, 2016Kevin F Barr

For Mike Burcz, the owner of Hubcap Heaven, located in Roxborough, the art of keeping vehicles rolling down the road in style has been in the family business for over 30 years. Hubcap Heaven has

Manayunk: Along the Schuylkill River, Kay Sykora Always Finds A Way

June 10, 2016John Neumann McGuire and

Just off of Main Street, the section of Lock Street stretching onto Venice Island bears a sign, which dubs it as “Kay Sykora Way.” Jane Lipton, executive director of Manayunk Development Corporation, petitioned to have

West Oak Lane: Five Restaurants That Are Contributing To The Neighborhood’s Revitalization

June 10, 2016Victoria S Batista and

As you travel north on Broad Street, you’ll come across several flourishing communities such as West Oak Lane, East Oak Lane, Olney and Fern Rock. These communities consist of thriving, independent restaurants, community service organizations,

Amateur Sports: Where People Run Around On Broomsticks and Peg People with Dodgeballs

June 7, 2016Andrew J Knight and

The name of the game is quidditch. Based off J.K. Rowling’s fantasy literature series Harry Potter, United States Qudditch was founded in 2010. Quidditch is a co-ed contact sport that is a mixture of dodgeball,

Politics: Committee Of Seventy Works to Improve City Government

June 7, 2016Ryan C Snowden and

It is no secret that Philadelphia has been marred by political scandals and corruption throughout its storied past. From the Abscam sting to the controversies surrounding Mayor Street’s administration, from Vince Fumo’s conviction to current allegations against State Senator

Politics: Criminal Justice Reform Committee Focuses On Psychology

June 6, 2016Ryan C Snowden

The Special Committee on Criminal Justice Reform met last month in the City Council chambers. Co-chairs Curtis Jones Jr. of City Council, retired Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel and the head of the Defender Association

Old City: Animals Go From PAWS to Pethood

June 6, 2016Gabrielle E Vinogradov and

In 2006, the Philadelphia Animal Care and Control Association (PACCA) euthanized 90 percent of the animals that were brought to them. In an effort to ratify the high frequency of euthanasia and provide a better alternative,

Callowhill: Jaime Salm and Mio Culture

June 6, 2016Daniel John Newhart and Alexa R Zizzi

In 1997, Jaime Salm moved to the United States from Colombia with a creative eye for design and a strong value for environmental protection. It wasn’t until after college that he would merge the concepts

Brewerytown: Coffee Shop Doubles as a Resource for Former Foster Youths

June 3, 2016Jordan Gunselman and

Though it seems like an ordinary coffee shop, The Monkey & The Elephant in Brewerytown is an entirely unique organization. Its only employees, besides management, are young people who have just recently exited the foster system.

Brewerytown: David Waxman, MM Partners Building up Brewerytown

June 3, 2016Jordan Gunselman and

Historically, business in Brewerytown has had its ups and downs. The arrival of prohibition in America shut down its booming breweries and distilleries, but industry survived into the mid 1900s. By the 1980s, jobs disappeared and