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Holmesburg

Holmesburg: Local Institution Continues to Help Neighborhood Kids

June 2, 2011

https://vimeo.com/24458656] While other organizations are working to give kids something to do to stay out of trouble. the Holmesburg Boys Club has been working to get kids off the streets and into a safe environment

Health

West Philadelphia: Ovarian Cancer 5K Walk

June 2, 2011

  While some people spent Memorial Day weekend at the shore or doing household chores others came out to help raise money for medical research on ovarian cancer through a 5K walk. It was the

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Woodmere Art Museum Gets All Jazzed Up

June 2, 2011

https://vimeo.com/24388851] The Woodmere Art Museum is known for bringing new, exciting exhibits to Chestnut Hill. More recently, however, art in a different form has taken hold of visitors. Jazz at Woodmere has rapidly developed into

Fashion

Powelton Village: Chic Afrique All Natural Body Butter

June 1, 2011

Women around the world are always conscious about their physical appearance. In order to maintain physical attractiveness women use skin creams, face washes and even medical procedures. Victoria Onwuchekwa, a native of Nigeria, has developed

Amateur Sports

South Philly: Boxing Legend Honored with Bronze Statue

June 1, 2011

https://vimeo.com/24418144]   In a city famous around the world for producing champion boxers Philadelphia maintained a peculiar slight of its legendary fighters. For decades the only statute honoring a boxer in Philadelphia praised the fictitious

Holmesburg

Holmesburg: Sweet Lucy’s Smokehouse Supports its Community

June 1, 2011

https://vimeo.com/24445428] Brooke and Jim Higgins have traveled the world working as personal chefs and caterers for high-end clientele. Northeast native Brooke even had the experience of working under celebrity chef Todd English at his Boston

Featured Stories

Germantown: Flowers Give Neighborhood New Life

May 28, 2011

https://vimeo.com/24361183] “I’m strong,” Kevon Lewis, a 7-year-old boy said as he lifted a hanging basket of petunias that is almost as large as he is. Kevon and his siblings were eager to help their grandmother

Featured Videos

Germantown: Plants and Flowers Enliven West Rockland Street

May 28, 2011charper

https://vimeo.com/24361183] Residents of West Rockland Street between Green Street and Germantown Avenue participated in a planting and beautification day by planting annuals, perennials, shrubs, herbs, vegetables and fruit in their front yards. The program was

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: A Community Flea Market to Help the March of Dimes

May 28, 2011

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, residents of Port Richmond gathered in a Kmart parking lot on Aramingo Avenue for a community flea market. Many of the vendors were locals selling inexpensive or secondhand goods such

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: A History of Working Together

May 28, 2011

Hunting Park is a neighborhood full of stories with each block having its own unique history. From being home to James Logan, William Penn’s secretary, and the famed actress Grace Kelly, Hunting Park has a

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