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South of South Street: Block Party Raises Money For Playground

October 18, 2013

Fall is a time for festivals and block parties and Graduate Hospital residents were recently given a treat by a couple local organizations. The 50/50 Block Party, sponsored by the Friends of Chester Arthur Elementary

Arts and Entertainment

Olney: Family Bakery Serves Community for 110 Years

October 18, 2013

Countless cakes, cookies and other tantalizing pastries fill the cases of Oteri’s Italian Bakery, a family-owned business since 1904. The sweet-smelling bake shop and deli at 4919 N. 5th St. bustles with activity daily. And

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: Local Printmakers Prepare for Upcoming Shows

October 17, 2013

After a long day working at an environmental center, Ted Mosher ventures to Sharktown on Cecil B. Moore Ave., a haven for creative minds with various artistic backgrounds from all over Philadelphia. Mosher’s artistic trade

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: Two-Sport Athlete Custis Leads By Example

October 17, 2013

During a Monday practice at 26th and Moore streets in South Philadelphia, the Ss Neumann-Goretti High School Saints football team prepped for an upcoming game against Chester High. Throughout the drills, there was one player

Featured Stories

Queen Village: Philly AIDS Thrift Going Strong After Eight Years

October 17, 2013George W. Miller

South Philadelphia favorite Philly AIDS Thrift celebrated its eighth anniversary this past weekend – and it has a lot to celebrate as a local style hub as well as a charitable organization. The store, which

Featured Stories

Frankford: Art Grant hopes to bring in new residents

October 17, 2013

[vimeo 76408052] Artistic innovation will soon find a permanent home and potentially make a positive impact within the Frankford community next year. Thanks to a $550,000 grant funded by Artplace America intended for “creative placemaking,” the project

Center City

City Hall: Report on June Center City Collapse

October 17, 2013

Less than four months after a four-story wall collapsed onto a Salvation Army thrift store in Center City and killed six people, a City Council committee released a report last month recommending changes to demolition

Arts and Entertainment

Northern Liberties: Adventures At Philly’s Brooklyn Flea

October 16, 2013George W. Miller

For a generation that has grown up on the big box standard set by places like Wal-Mart, Sears, and Target, the modern bazaar can seem a little bizarre. Stalls? Haggling? Outdoors, even? It might all

Featured Stories

Technically Philly: Local Hackers Work Together to Improve Transit Applications

October 16, 2013

Ten teams and more then 40 participants took to the 3rd Ward makerspace in Kensington last month to compete in the third annual Philly Transit Hackathon. A wide variety of apps were on display at

St. Hubert
Education

Northeast: St. Hubert Improves Morale And Enrollment

October 16, 2013

After being slated to close almost 21 months ago, St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls in Northeast Philadelphia is stronger than ever with two new administrators, high morale and increasing enrollment rates. On January

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