Folk music is alive and well in what Chestnut Hill residents consider a special venue. The Mermaid Inn, built in 1734, embodies the area’s characteristics: art, history and acceptance. A collection of musicians, known as [continue reading…]
Circus arts performers and fans gathered last Sunday at the Funicular Railway Station in Germantown. Nine members of Charm City Movement Arts, a circus school based in Baltimore, presented “Cultivate,” a story about a time [continue reading…]
After weeks of bombardment from advertisements blasting Mayor Michael Nutter’s record on education, Nutter responded last week with a series of videos blasting the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ leadership and shoring up his record on [continue reading…]
Parents and children happily gathered outside 2nd District City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson’s office at 16th and Wharton streets last Saturday morning as the councilman and his entourage distributed backpacks to eager students, from preschoolers to high [continue reading…]
Polished for Pennies, a fashion and lifestyle blog created by Fox Chase natives Vittoria Woodill and her sisters, is looking to grow. Woodill, a traffic reporter for CBS3, started the blog in 2011 for women who [continue reading…]
Business students are often told to formulate their ideas while still in college. Many of these young entrepreneurs come together to focus on the potential of their concepts. Students from Drexel University and the University [continue reading…]
Budweiser’s Clydesdale horses were on display at the new Fraternal Order of Police headquarters in the Northeast last week. This free event was open to residents of all ages. Throughout last week, the Clydesdales attended [continue reading…]
On the northeast border of the Whitman neighborhood lies t Snyder Plaza and Columbus Commons, two shopping centers filled with a variety of stores such as Marshall’s, Lowes and Ikea. Restaurants like Champp’s and Longhorn [continue reading…]
Philadelphia Pagan Pride hosted its first incorporated Pagan Pride Day at Clark Park last week on Aug. 31. Pagan Pride Day is a chance for Pagans, Wiccans, Heathens and other groups to celebrate shared traditions [continue reading…]
A cool breeze caresses you as you walk through a tree-lined path. The sounds of birds, cicadas and the flow of water are the only sounds able to be heard. No one would ever imagine [continue reading…]
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