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Mike Lyons and his wife run West Philly Local, a blog style website that covers news in West Philadelphia. For bloggers like Lyons the dispute over the past year concerning the ‘blogger’ tax has caused

Some people want nothing more than to find an old-fashioned barber shop–the type of barber shop where everyone knows each other on a first-name basis and feels right at home. The sound of clippers buzzing

Right in the heart of the neighborhood, Bargain Thrift Center is proud to serve Germantown. Owner Suzanne Quinn has been with the store, located at 5261 Germantown Ave., for over 20 years. Her father opened

In a park on the corner of 12th and Carpenter Streets members of the Hawthorne Cultural Center practiced for the participation in the 2011 New Jersey International Wushu-Kungfu Tournament. Hasan Rucker, a teacher of Wushu-Kungfu

Lucky Old Souls is a radio program, monthly concert series and soon-to-be jazz club. Lucky Old Souls was founded in 2008 by Matthew Feldman to support and promote the jazz scene throughout Philadelphia. “Lucky Old

Surprisingly, a once abandoned lot in South Philadelphia allows refugees from two little known nations in southern Asia to feel more at home while integrating them into their new lives in the United States. This

https://vimeo.com/24364494] The old adage of “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is evident at The Body Rock Boot Camp and Executive Training Gym in Powelton Village on Lancaster Avenue near 38th Street. It’s easy

https://vimeo.com/24461818] Visit the Nile Cafe in Germantown and you will likely find yourself between two worlds. Just a step away from the hustle and bustle of Germantown Avenue and High Street the Nile provides a