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Fairmount

Fairmount: Proposed Bicycle Lane is Up for Residents’ Approval

February 19, 2013

[vimeo 59862679] Fairmount residents voted last month to support of a bicycle lane starting at Broad Street heading west. Now the neighborhood awaits approval from Spring Garden and Francisville. These residents will be given the opportunity

Overbrook

Overbrook: Saint Donato Fights Archdiocese to Remain Open

February 19, 2013

Over the past year, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has combined parishes in various Philadelphia communities. Earlier this month, the archdiocese announced Saint Donato’s Catholic Church, in Overbrook, would merge with another Catholic church in the

Featured Stories

Northeast: Residents Want to Raise Chickens in the City

February 19, 2013

https://vimeo.com/59811079] This story is the first of two about backyard chickens in Philadelphia and the effort to legalize them. It’s done in partnership with NEastPhilly.com and NewsWorks. Almost a decade ago, the City Council met

Logan

Logan: Center Provides Much-Needed Computer Access for Residents

February 19, 2013

For Roenika Armstrong, surfing the Internet used to mean traveling about five miles south of her home in Logan to the Free Library of Philadelphia in hopes of nabbing a seat at a computer. “They’re

Amateur Sports

Kensington: Recreation Center Trades Bricks For Turf

February 19, 2013

In North Philadelphia, where its resident’s are known for their soccer prowess, a kickers paradise is ready to be exposed. Kensington youth soccer players are in for a treat this April when Philadelphia’s Parks and

University City

University City: A Family Affair at Saigon Cuisine

February 19, 2013

[vimeo 59468918] The Lam family took a chance. They pooled together their money to open a restaurant, named Saigon Cuisine, and entrusted two brothers, Then and Len Lam, to make it successful. “We know we can

Education

Kensington: Developments at Health Sciences Academy Lead to Promising Future for Students

February 19, 2013

https://vimeo.com/59531528] Once Kensington Culinary Arts High School became Kensington Health Sciences Academy in August, more changes were made in hopes of leading high school students toward a more successful educational path. “When you’re talking about

Environment

Northeast: Parkwood Community Garden a Go, Volunteers Sought

February 18, 2013

https://vimeo.com/59839684] A community garden is in the process of becoming a reality for the residents in Parkwood with help from the community to politicians. With support from Councilman Brian O’Neill, R-10th, an 18,000-sq. ft. garden located next

West Philadelphia

Cobbs Creek: Café Rue 52 Aims to Revitalize 52nd Street

February 18, 2013

“West Philly’s best kept secret.” Those were the words used by Mahari Bailey to describe Café Rue 52, the new creperie and espresso bar at 503 S. 52nd St., which  he owns. Bailey grew up

Environment

Manayunk: Trail Ambassadors Benefit Park

February 18, 2013

[vimeo 59906144] Part of Philadelphia’s 10,500 acres of parkland, the Wissahickon Valley Park is a strip of lush woodlands stretching seven miles from Chestnut Hill to Manayunk. That’s a lot of ground for the rangers to

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  • People stand on a sidewalk beneath a pale gray sky. The street behind them is between two tan stone buildings with floor-to-ceiling glass windows on their ground levels, and the multicolored glass exterior of a parking garage shines further down the street, next to some taller red brick buildings. Glass windows are visible behind the people on the sidewalk. Some of them wear raincoats or windbreakers, and some of them hold umbrellas of various colors. Two men in the right half of the image, one southeast Asian and one white, wear clerical collars. They are all waving wooden rods with thick red ribbons tied to the ends of them in the air. Most of the people present appear to be white and/or over the age of 50. One bearded, middle-aged man in a gray and black windbreaker and black pants points a camera towards the bottom right corner of the image, where a blue banner reads “GOD STANDS WITH THE OPPRESSED.” To the banner’s left, a canvas with a monarch butterfly painted on it is draped over a concrete sidewalk barrier. A blue bicycle is parked behind the man with the camera, and a black car in the street drives past the group of people.
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