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Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Fourth-Generation Artist Brings Color to the Community

October 28, 2012

Rebecca Rose is a fourth-generation artist who is following in her family’s footsteps in the hope of adding a splash of color to Mantua. With a degree in art and education, Rose has taken over

Featured Stories

Manayunk: Main Street Holds HallowYunk Run

October 28, 2012

From Peter Pan to Mickey Mouse and Kermit the Frog to Harry Potter, Halloween was in the air along Main Street in Manayunk at the third Annual HallowYunk 5K, where participants were encouraged to wear costumes.

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Harry Potter World Casts Spell Over Germantown Avenue

October 27, 2012

Most days, Walt Maguire works with Web content at Fox Chase Cancer Center. This weekend, he slipped into a silver cloak and became Albus Dumbledore, also known as the long-bearded professor from the Harry Potter

Kyle Flood explains the housing units on pulaski
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Germantown: Future of Queen Lane Apartments Concerns Residents

October 26, 2012

A community meeting was held last night at Mount Moriah Baptist Church on 5333 W. Pulaski Ave with the Philadelphia Housing Authority  officials and Germantown residents to address concerns about the future of the Queen

Featured Stories

Technically Philly: ArtsTechPhilly Combines Art and Technology

October 26, 2012

Philly’s reputation as an arts hub is beginning to share the spotlight with its technology scene. Electromagnetic resonators, augmented reality and location-based audio technology for smart phones were just a few of the topics presented

Featured Stories

East Parkside: Viola Street Working to Improve the Community

October 25, 2012

With East Parkside known widely for attractions like the Mann Center, the Please Touch Museum and Fairmount Park, the small side streets in this community are typically overlooked. The 4200 block of Viola Street proves

Housing

Wynnefield: Gainor Road is More of a Family Than a Block

October 25, 2012

https://vimeo.com/51228209] At first glance, the 5600 block of Gainor Road, may seem just like any other block in Philadelphia. Residents on this block work on their lawns, pick up trash and tend to their gardens

Fairhill

Fairhill: Local Block Turns to Religion to Bring Change

October 24, 2012

https://vimeo.com/52045299] Deacon Taylor Williams frequently sits on the steps outside of his house on the 1300 block of Seltzer Street and converses with neighbors about the positive changes that he envisions God would bring to

Cedar Park

Cedar Park: Bike Shop Helps the Neighborhood

October 24, 2012

Sitting right on top of the historic Dock Street Brewery, inside of an old abandoned firehouse, is a bike shop. Firehouse Bicycles, located on 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue, has come a long way since opening

Education

Somerton: Playground Represents More Than a Space for Recess

October 24, 2012

Rev. Joseph Garvin addressed students at St. Christopher School from a very different pulpit during a playground dedication held on Friday. Students gathered around the new playground, complete with four slides and plenty of equipment

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