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Bridesburg

Bridesburg: Food Pantry Provides Food and More

April 14, 2014

It all began with a vision. “I originally started out thinking I could feed the whole city,” said a smirking Florence Rodgers. Rodgers, the head coordinator of the Bridesburg Community Food Pantry, created the food

Arts and Entertainment

El Bloque de Oro: the Cultural Center of Latino Philadelphia

April 14, 2014Neil D. Ortiz

Spending a day in “El Bloque de Oro” will have you thinking you’re in a tropical Caribbean island. Fake palm trees sit on every corner down North Fifth Street while store signs are read in

Amateur Sports

Center City: Wheelchair Rugby Gets Physical

April 14, 2014

As the crowd looked on with growing curiosity, the Magee Eagles Rugby team demonstrated what it is like to compete in one of the toughest sports. When you think of rugby, you normally think of

Uncategorized

Passyunk Square: Laundromat Owner Welcomes the Neighborhood

April 14, 2014

Lisa Budnick is a well-known businesswoman and community activist in her South Philly neighborhood. Budnick is the owner of Tenth Street Laundromat, located at the corner of 10th and Ellsworth streets. She began her business

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East Passyunk: Neighbors Discuss Car Theft and Property Crime

April 14, 2014

  The Passyunk Square Civic Association held a general meeting on Tuesday, April 1 at Annunciation Church Hall, on 10th and Dickinson Streets. Of the many topics discussed, regarding beautification, education, trash and recycling, zoning,

Chestnut Hill

Northwest: Five Small Businesses in Chestnut Hill That Stuck Through The Years

April 11, 2014

The stretch of Germantown Avenue that makes up Chestnut Hill’s main business district is home to many family owned and operated businesses. The Chestnut Hill Business Association represents more than 125 shops and restaurants in

Education

Northwest Philadelphia: 6 People Paving Paths To A Better Life

April 11, 2014tub10245

Passion is an essential element in the development of communities in Northwest Philadelphia. Each of these individuals brings their own skill set in an effort to build a stronger community. They strive to improve their

Environment

Newbold: Five Neighbors Cleaning and Greening the Community

April 11, 2014

Cleaning: It’s the one spring trend that never goes out of fashion. For its part, the city makes a valiant effort in cleaning and greening, offering free trees through Philadelphia Parks and Recreation’s TreePhilly program,

Chestnut Hill

Northwest: Religions Come Together to Perform Play on Malcolm X and MLK

April 11, 2014

Despite appeals from the crowd, Tariq Karim El-Shabazz promised it would be his last performance onstage. The lawyer by trade joined with the Rev. Alyn Waller and took on their first, and at least for

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Fairhill

Fairhill: Historic Fairhill Cleans Up the Neighborhood

April 11, 2014

Modest and unassuming Quaker memorials at the Fairhill Burial Ground reach no taller than a shinbone and stand in great contrast to the looming trees growing throughout the cemetery. “Quakers believe in the inherent equality

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