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Hunting Park: Revitalization Efforts Improve Local Businesses

January 31, 2012

Hunting Park has been extremely visible in the news recently, but not because of crime like years past. The green space in Hunting Park has been going through revitalization efforts over the past few years

Hunting Park: Lost Addresses Continue to Plague City Blocks

January 31, 2012

Amid the restoration efforts that have swept through Hunting Park, some find it hard to ignore the high volume of abandoned buildings and lots that plague the community. This issue has haunted Philadelphia neighborhoods for

University City: Local Artists Teach Classes for Residents

January 31, 2012

University City Arts League is the unofficial community center of West University City. The league is a nonprofit organization that has art classes for children and adults. Its after-school arts programs have been the most

Technically Philly: First Lego League Starts Robotics Championships

January 30, 2012

Hotdog hats, bright white lab coats and Rosie the Riveter costumes set the atmosphere this weekend for the Penn First Lego League Championship Tournament, held in the Irvine auditorium at the University of Pennsylvania. FLL,

University City: Farmers’ Market Thrives Despite Economy, Weather and Other Food Alternatives

January 30, 2012

In recent economic times, many would think the farmers’ market was struggling like many other small businesses. But John King has been at 39th Street and Lancaster Avenue for 12 years and shows no signs

Chestnut Hill: Loss Brings Opportunity to Local Author

January 30, 2012

After 13 years teaching English at Cheltenham High School, Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno took an early retirement. For at least seven years she had dreamed of founding Musehouse: A Center for the Literary Arts, and, finally,

Carroll Park: Ministry Provides ‘Helping Hands’

January 29, 2012

Thomas Smith of Cedar Park stood in line with more than 50 people waiting outside Philadelphia Police Department’s 19th District station at 61st and Thompson streets. Smith was one of hundreds of community members who received

Al Dia: Varela Awards Offer $40,000 to Multicultural Journalists

January 27, 2012

The Felix Varela Award, which provides $40,000 award for excellence in American journalism funded by the Al Dia Foundation, is now open to more than Spanish-language articles. The award, one of the largest in journalism,

Germantown: Program Seeks Fun in History

January 25, 2012

Excited children, eager to raise their hands, are not characteristics often found in fifth-grade history classes. As Philadelphia is filled with much of the nation’s history, History Hunters was started as a way to involve

Hunting Park: Renovations Bring New Possibilities to Neighborhood

January 25, 2012

Residents are difficult to find outside in Hunting Park during the winter months. Even right after school lets out, the athletic fields remain empty, and the enormous gazebo that acts as a focal point for