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Education

Nicetown-Tioga: Mercy Family Center Works to Help the Community

April 25, 2013

Mercy Family Center, located at 1939 W. Venango St., provides care and assistance to anyone in the Nicetown-Tioga area who may need it. The center got its start when a local parish house realized there

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: Dance School Introduces Tango to Area

April 24, 2013

On the 2000 block of Frankford Avenue, the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School looks like the average city rowhome. Its modest exterior is deceiving to fresh eyes because housed in this structure is color, mood, camaraderie

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Organization Gives Veterans the Help They Need

April 23, 2013Nichole Baldino

The Soldiers Project is a volunteer organization that facilitates free emotional-wellness services for returning veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. It was launched in 2004 by Dr. Judith Broder in Los Angeles. In 2010,

Economy

Northeast: Mayfair CDC Outlines Major Deal at First Farmers Market

April 23, 2013

Earlier this month, the Mayfair Community Development Corporation and the Allegheny Iron and Metal Corporation struck a deal to revitalize Mayfair. The partnership was reached under Philadelphia’s CDC Tax Credit Program and will allow the

Germantown

Germantown: Roosevelt Middle School Expands its Doors

April 23, 2013

Despite the fate of schools like Germantown High and Fulton Elementary that has already been decided, not every school is headed down the same path. It was decided back in March by the School Reform

Fishtown

Axis Philly: Fishtown Families Wonder Where Their Taxes Are Going

April 23, 2013

Despite the fact that 56 percent of property tax revenues go toward the School District of Philadelphia, schools are still being closed. Philadelphia officials approved closing 23 public schools, about 10 percent of the city’s

Carroll Park

Carroll Park: Organization Aids First Time Homebuyers

April 23, 2013

Since 1977, The Parkside Association of Philadelphia has been serving the West Parkside community and has recently relocated to the former office in the Carroll Park area at 5218 Master St. After the Carroll Park

Arts and Entertainment

Powelton Village: The Rotunda Offers Music, Entertainment and Inspiration

April 23, 2013

Even from the outside of 4014 Walnut St., you can hear the sound of beautiful music emitting from the Rotunda. With free admission and a small crowd of about 50 people, various forms of music

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: Pile of Bricks Gives Artists Platform to Display Creative Work

April 23, 2013

As the season changed from winter to spring, Winter’s Bridge, an art exhibit in the Pile of Bricks building, came to an end.  However, the next time Pile of Bricks will open its doors will

Featured Stories

Plan Philly: South Kensington Residents Mixed on Spitting

April 23, 2013

Pedestrians need to focus while walking down a street—sometimes just to watch out for spit. South Kensington residents explained that spitting is common. Some said they found it gross, while other residents who do actually

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