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Education

West Philadelphia: Organizations Working to Make an Elementary School Better

June 29, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44849427] For a public school built in 1914, it comes as no surprise the building doesn’t have a modern look, but the inside of the Henry C. Lea Elementary School in West Philadelphia is also

Education

West Philadelphia: Neighboring Schools Feature Vast Differences

June 29, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44868367] Though located along the same street and just five blocks separate them, Penn Alexander and Henry C. Lea Elementary Schools in West Philadelphia couldn’t be more different. Penn Alexander opened in 2001 and its

Chestnut Hill

Germantown: Awbury Arboretum Schools Residents on Honeybees

June 28, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44874188] When Anaiis Salles checked on her “girls” the master beekeeper at Awbury Arboretum noticed one of their hives had been tampered with. Salles, along with her bee steward helpers, put the top of the

Crime

University City: Community and Police Collaborate to Improve Safety

June 27, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44737631] University City community members congregated at Calvary Community Center last Thursday evening to discuss neighborhood problems. With the assistance of two police officers, Brad Deeley and Pablo Seda, neighbors could voice their concerns as

Cedar Park

University City: Co-op Bookstore Provides for the Neighborhood

June 25, 2012

While strolling down Baltimore Avenue a pleasant stop is Bindlestiff Books located on the 4500 block. It is a quaint little bookstore stocked with many different types of publications. Toy trains and other trinkets adorn

Arts and Entertainment

Mount Airy: The Princess Bride Kicks Off the Moonlight Movie Series

June 25, 2012

The Moonlight Movies series kicked off last Friday in the garden at the Lovett Library Park, located at 6945 Germantown Ave., in Mount Airy. A free screening of The Princess Bride launched the summer series

Mount Airy

Mount Airy: Local Church Hosts Open Mic Night

June 25, 2012

The Mount Airy Community Church hosted Mount Airy Open Mic Night this weekend at the Moving Arts of Mount Airy studio. The Mount Airy Community Church is the host location three open mic nights a

Featured Stories

North Central: A Day of Coexisting at Penrose Park

June 25, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44622577] Penrose Park, located at 1101 W. Susquehanna Ave., has played a huge role as the corner spot in its local community. It is a place, especially with the newly embraced long summer hours, where residents

first baseman and the umpire
Amateur Sports

Hunting Park: Baseball Teams Bring Sport Back to the Neighborhood

June 23, 2012

On the first day of summer, not even the oppressive, 100-degree heat was strong enough to keep the Hunting Park Indians from taking on their crosstown rivals, the Francisville A’s. In the second game of their three-game, Little League

Carroll Park

Carroll Park: Mastery Charter Brings Success to Local School

June 23, 2012

The senior class of Mastery Charter Schools Shoemaker campus, located at 5301 Media Street in Carroll Park, graduated Friday and began to prepare for their upcoming year at college. All of the graduating students were

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