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Amateur Sports

North Philadelphia: Funding a Philadelphia Blackhawks “Dynasty”

April 18, 2016 Mark McCormick

When the season for the Philadelphia Blackhawks begins, the team is never certain whether its budget revenue will get it through the year. The Blackhawks, a Pee Wee youth football organization at 11th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, collects

Amateur Sports

North Philadelphia: “Don Father” Gets Job Done for Philadelphia Blackhawks Youth Football Team

April 18, 2016 Michael A Guise

After playing for the Frankford Chargers as a child, Don Richardson thought his son would follow in his footsteps. But when Eric Richardson wanted to play football in 1999, he had a different team in

Arts and Entertainment

Hunting Park: Art Exhibit Provides Safe Space for Youth

April 18, 2016 Carine Lavache

Laughter and chatter filled the air as 30 people gathered in a tiny space in Hunting Park for an art exhibit entitled “I Am,” a self-reflective show on identity. The space, called Orange Korner Arts,

Arts and Entertainment

Entertainment: Local Comedian Takes The Web By Storm

April 18, 2016 Ryan O'Shea

Viral videos seem to be one of the largest vehicles of entertainment today and for Timothy McGuire of The Philly Offensive, it’s how he gets his brand out there. Born in Tacony, McGuire grew up

Center City

Center City: Citizen Diplomacy International Involves Philadelphians in Foreign Affairs

April 18, 2016 Joseph W Brandt

During the height of the financial crisis in 2008, Lissa Morinsky (above) packed up and moved to Prague, a city in the Czech Republic where she lived for five years. “It was incredible,” Morinsky said.

Crime

East Oak Lane: Organization Makes Use Of Green — and It Isn’t Talking Money

April 18, 2016 Talore G McBride

East Oak Lane, William Penn’s first neighborhood, is often called a “Green Country Town” and if you’ve taken a trip to this area, you would understand why. Most of the neighborhood’s streets are lined with beautiful,

Germantown

Germantown: “Tough” Lawyer Does All He Can to Help His Neighborhood

April 12, 2016 Cherea Monet Hatcher

According to Mark Keenheel’s business card, there is nothing tougher than a Philadelphia lawyer from Germantown. Keenheel (above) provides legal services to residents in the Germantown community at his Maplewood Mall Law Center, 59 Maplewood Mall.

Health

North Philadelphia: Einstein Breast Cancer Program Gives Women In Need a Fighting Chance

April 11, 2016 Caralyn Michelle Dienstman

North Philadelphia resident Salma Mackenzie was busy filling her days hoisting 40-pound boxes at her job at an Estee Lauder warehouse in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Then everything changed. “It was a total shock,” Mackenzie, 52, said. “I

Health

Kensington: Community Center Works to Serve Neighborhood’s Needs

April 11, 2016 Coleen Mary O'Hara

The Community Center at Visitation (CCV) is one of many outreach facilities dedicated to improving the quality of life in Kensington. Led by Sister Betty Scanlon, a Sister of Mercy and director of CCV, the

Arts and Entertainment

Old City: Gallery Highlights Unique Art of Wood Turning

April 11, 2016 Sarah Elizabeth Sweigart

As a lathe rotates the wood, an artist applies a carving tool to shape his or her masterpiece, careful not to make a mistake and have to change the piece or start over again. This subtractive art

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