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In 2004, Manayunk was faced with a problem. The Philadelphia Water Department needed to put in a sewage overflow tank and had picked Lower Venice Island for its location. However, the island, tucked in between

Painters, sculptors, illustrators and representatives across just about every other artistic medium are transforming the East Kensington neighborhood into an art district. For many of the neighborhood’s artists, the 2400 block of Coral Street has

Television crews occupied several blocks of Spruce and Locust Streets from March 11 to 17 as ABC filmed the pilot episode of its new drama TV series in and around a house on South 42nd

https://vimeo.com/90190688] With Fishtown’s booming arts scene came the call for more record stores. “[Fishtown] is much better for us,” said Tom Lax, owner of Philadelphia Records Exchange. “We were on 5th and South [streets], which

On the western bank of the Delaware River sits Penn Treaty Park, a public park since 1893. The Friends of Penn Treaty Park, an organization established in 2005 to promote the park as a clean

On Jan. 19, 2014,  the people living on the 300 block of Stevens Street in Northeast Philadelphia found themselves headlining the local news after two residents were victims of  murder. Donna Muller, 49, and her

As Philadelphia makes strides to become one of the greenest cities in the country, these individuals are helping to propel the city further. Their efforts demonstrate that sustainability is not limited to only one focus

https://vimeo.com/90086401] Main Street in Manayunk bustles with a slew of fitness and aerobics establishments offering a wide range of physical activities. From Awakenings Pole Fitness to hot yoga, the nearly mile-long commercial strip has something