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Port Richmond

Port Richmond: Craft Breweries Expand Throughout Philly

April 29, 2015

Tom Sheridan gets to work almost every Sunday at 6 a.m. That’s brewing day over at Do Good Brewing in Port Richmond. Sheridan meets his two employees over at the brewery on 3245 Amber Street

Holmesburg

Holmesburg: Location is the Biggest Problem for The Healing Way Methadone Clinic

April 28, 2015

Since it opened last June, The Healing Way methadone clinic in Holmesburg has continued to receive some backlash from the residents living near by. The biggest problem surrounding the clinic is its location, located at

Featured Stories

Tioga: Baseball Is An Outlet For Youth Involvement

April 28, 2015

The youth of Tioga have found a place they really feel at home at the Tioga United Baseball Field. The Tioga United Baseball Organization has been an outlet for kids to get involved in baseball. With

History

Mantua: Longtime Resident Witnesses Transformation of the Neighborhood

April 28, 2015

Near 35th Street and Mantua Avenue, next to the bustling trains traveling east and west, sits is a quiet home. The owner of that home, now at the age of 73, has seen Mantua transform for

Germantown

Germantown: Local Developers Work to Improve Community and Fight Blight

April 27, 2015

When driving east down Germantown Avenue from Chestnut Hill, the number of vacant, deteriorating buildings steadily increases. Infrastructure blight is a chronic problem that has impacted neighborhoods across the city, not sparring Germantown. The combination

Education

Logan: Catholic High School Offers Healthy Meals Through Eatiquette

April 27, 2015

Most school lunch programs aren’t very health-conscious. Things such as chicken nuggets, frozen pizza and hot dogs are typical daily menu items in a high school lunchroom. The Vetri Foundation wanted to change this and

Featured Stories

South Philly: A Couple Learns To Live With Multiple Sclerosis

April 27, 2015

In the middle of the night in February 2009, Michael Black-Smith woke up and couldn’t feel the right side of his body. “My arm and my leg were just numb and kind of dead,” said Black-Smith.

Amateur Sports

Mantua: Students Learn the Art of Swordsmanship at Fencing Academy

April 24, 2015

For the most serious disciples, fencing is more than just fancy swordsmanship. It is the western counterpart to the eastern discipline of martial arts, but still requires the same level of inner courage and willed

Featured Stories

Politics: To Keep Millennials In The City, Politicians Must Focus On the Schools

April 24, 2015

It is no secret that Millennials are fueling Philadelphia’s recent growth. Individuals aged 20 to 34 represent more than a quarter of the city’s population. According to the Pew Research Center, growth within this age

Arts and Entertainment

Northern Liberties: Dancing Towards a Better Future

April 24, 2015

Living Arts Dance and Fitness Studio was started by Jaquetta Colson. Originally form Washington, D.C., Colson studied dance at the Duke Ellington School for Performing Arts as well as the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre

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