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Fairhill

Fairhill: Local Man Has the Gift of Giving

April 12, 2011

For nearly the past decade, local Fairhill resident Michael Payne has been distributing donated toys and supplies to neighborhood children whose families are not able to afford such gifts. His group, known as “Marshall &

Germantown

Germantown: Candidate Paulmier’s Stance on Education

April 12, 2011

Campaigning with Greg Paulmier is about getting involved with community events, advocating for those who need it and trying to be in three places at once. On this day last week Greg Paulmier joined other

Arts and Entertainment

Center City: Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens Participates in Arts Festival

April 12, 2011

The much-anticipated Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts kicked off Thursday, April 7. Inspired by an artistic movement in Paris in 1911, the month-long festival features over 135 citywide events and 1,500 artists in hopes

Crime

Germantown: New Directions Offers a Way Out for Troubled Women

April 12, 2011

  https://vimeo.com/22319683] Nicole Mattis murdered her abusive boyfriend. Cindy Livingston, 46, has been a PCP user since the age of 13. Together they are starting over at New Directions for Women Inc., an alternative to

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Education

Strawberry Mansion: Philly Fights Childhood Obesity

April 12, 2011

https://vimeo.com/22180314] Early in the morning at 28th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue a school crossing guard looked perplexed when asked where the corner store was. The look on her face seemed to ask, “Where

Fairhill

Fairhill: Life and Religion Meet at ‘Crossroads’

April 12, 2011

https://vimeo.com/22266887] Beyond the liter rolling along the sidewalk and the debris that fills Sixth and Cambria streets is a place where everyone is welcome. The two-sided building looks like it is two row homes in the

Fox Chase

Northeast: 172nd District Residents Speak Out

April 11, 2011

https://vimeo.com/22204647] After John Perzel, the speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, was charged with misusing public funds, he lost the seat he had held for more than 30 years in the 172nd district to Democrat

Northeast Philadelphia

Tacony: A Green Building for the Fire Department

April 11, 2011

Two years after losing the community firehouse, groundbreaking for a new LEED Silver Certified Tacony firehouse is only a month away. The new Engine 38 firehouse, which has a proposed cost of $5.5 million, will

Featured Stories

Northeast: Mayfair Saw Millions in State Funding Last Decade; Neighbors Envious

April 11, 2011

https://vimeo.com/22349952] About $10.6 million was funneled directly to the Mayfair Community Development Corp. since 2000, granted from the State Department of Community and Economic Development, according to its website. Much of it went into street

Technology

Technology: MediaSlurp Bridges Users and Developers

April 11, 2011

The founder of the Adobe-centric streaming Internet radio application Codebass, stopped by the Philadelphia Cold Fusion User Group’s April meeting this past Thursday to showcase her newest project, MediaSlurp, which she said could serve as

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