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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Walk/Run Looks to Fill Arts-Funding Void

November 3, 2012

Like other schools in the Philadelphia School District, John Story Jenks has learned to do more with less. But even though the district’s financial distress has left schools with less resources, J.S. Jenks’ parents are

Arts and Entertainment

Roxborough: Development Corporation Uses Art to Bring Community Together

November 3, 2012

When you look inside the Roxborough Development Corp., located at 6111 Ridge Ave., you won’t just find an office filled with people sitting in front of computers. Instead, you’ll find the space has come to

Featured Stories

Holmesburg: Residents Cope With Hurricane Sandy Aftermath

October 30, 2012

After a tree branch came crashing into the side of Sally Manners’ house at 9:30 p.m., she said she was worried to wake up this morning and find extensive damage to her home. (See other

North Central

North Central: Officer Tries to Clean Up the Neighborhood

October 29, 2012

Officer Anthony Sims has a mission to try to keep streets in North Philadelphia clean and safe. Sims works for the Sanitation Department. Every week he hands out tickets to landlords who are putting their

West Philadelphia

Overbrook: Cobbs Creek Golf Course Has A Unique History

October 29, 2012

In the world of meticulously manicured greenery at private golf courses and well-heeled  country clubs municipally owned golf courses typically offer a poor comparison, often appearing dull and worn-out. The Cobbs Creek Golf Course is

South Philadelphia

South Philadelphia: Grocery Provides Unique Food to the Neighborhood

October 29, 2012

Back in November of 2009, brothers Adam and Andrew Erace, opened up Green Aisle Grocery, a  small yet comprehensive foodery on East Passyunk without any formal business plan. “We really saw how Passyunk Avenue was

Education

North Central: Temple Students Gardening for Change

October 29, 2012

A group of friends at Temple University with a shared passion for gardening and helping improve the surrounding community planted an idea in 2009 that grew into the Temple Community Garden. These students, putting their

Education

Overbrook Park: Teenagers in Charge Provides Positive Growth for Teens

October 29, 2012

An ideal Saturday morning for most teenagers likely consists of sleeping late, watching television and possibly catching up on the latest Facebook gossip.  But the members of Teenagers in Charge are not among the average.

North Central

North Central: From Troubled Teen to Farmer

October 29, 2012

At 17, Nelson Jones started to see his father in him and didn’t like what he saw. Nelson grew up in a family with13 siblings and an alcoholic father who use to beat his mother.

Amateur Sports

Chestnut Hill: Quidditch Comes to the Hill

October 28, 2012

https://vimeo.com/52549139] When Chestnut Hill College junior Stephan Wolfert put on his uniform this weekend he was not putting on his usual jiujitsu garb. Wolfert was dressed in an all-yellow outfit in order to be a

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