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Mayfair

Mayfair: Volunteers Install Adult Exercise Equipment

December 23, 2013

Volunteers hustled around all weekend at Mayfair Memorial Playground at Lincoln High School to install adult exercise equipment and put in a seven-foot fence, which is Phase II of the three-phase update for the playground.

Environment

Powelton Village: Local Organization Helps Men in Search of Recovery

December 23, 2013

At first glance, the 3300 block of Powelton Avenue looks to be just another block filled with student housing for nearby Drexel University students. Every house looks almost identical. The first house on the block

Food

Technically Philly: Restaurant Startup Matt & Marie’s offers a Modern Twist on A Philly Classic

December 23, 2013

Already well-known for their hoagies, Philadelphia is about to get a new twist on the old classic. Nicole Marie and Justin Sapolsky are the co-founders of Matt & Marie’s Modern Italian Sandwiches, a forthcoming eat-in

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Record Store Holds “Back to Black Friday”

December 20, 2013

Almost every shop has specials on the consumer-driven holiday of Black Friday. However, Chestnut Hill’s independent record store, Hideaway Music, took part in quite a unique day. The event known as “Back to Black Friday”

Education

Mt. Airy: Houston Elementary Devises New Funding Plan

December 20, 2013

In lieu of the Philadelphia School District budget crisis, Houston Elementary in Mount Airy has created a different model for creating and funding various after school programs. With the decrease in funding from the state

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Arts and Entertainment

South of South Street: From An Eyesore To An Art Canvas

December 20, 2013

Resting along Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts, the 4.5-acre vacant lot on the corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue serves as a local artists canvas for a soon-to-be sculpture. Cirque du Soleil once occupied

Environment

Logan: After 25 Years, Plans to Redevelop Triangle Still Sunk

December 19, 2013Saleem Ahmed

Weeds burst through cracked sidewalks and ivy sprawls up telephone poles. Rubble of what once held homes together – fiberboard, insulation and brick – forms small mountains at the streets’ edges. Strewn books, spilled spice

Amateur Sports

Germantown: Youth Hockey League Putting Kids On The Right Path

December 18, 2013Saleem Ahmed

Any child or teenager, regardless of how shaky he or she might be on skates, can learn how to skate and play hockey for absolutely no charge. They don’t have to pay a single cent

Crime

Frankford: Neighborhood Needs H.E.R.O.E.S.

December 18, 2013

Frankford native Chris Gulledge strongly believes that unlike Batman and other fictional characters admired by children, fathers are the real heroes. Once a struggling single parent, Gulledge knows first hand how difficult parenthood can be

City Hall

Politics: Breaking Down the 13th District Democratic Primary

December 18, 2013

When U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., announced her candidacy for governor earlier this year, her impending departure from Congress created a void in the 13th District. With five months to go before the Democratic primary election, no

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