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Germantown

Germantown: Musical Outreach Unites Community, Threatened By Economy

January 26, 2011

Nestled in between the old partially renovated Victorian houses of grandeur in Germantown stands the Settlement Musical School. Patricia Manley, director of the Germantown Branch, explained that the building helped incorporate two competing and segregated

North Philadelphia

Francisville: An Up and Coming Neighborhood?

January 26, 2011

Francisville is a small, hidden neighborhood that most people have not heard of. Right now, it is an isolated area with many vacant lots and abandoned houses. However, there is one devoted organization that is

Germantown

Germantown: Historic Building Serves Local Seniors

January 26, 2011

While Vernon Park is less verdant and bustling in the middle of winter, many Germantown seniors can be found playing pool, cards or even the Nintendo Wii inside a century old library building nearby. Center

Mount Airy

Chestnut Hill: Weaver’s Way Co-op Celebrates Members

January 26, 2011

Weaver’s Way co-op in Chestnut Hill recently celebrated its members this past week. All current members received additional discounts at the register in appreciation of the continuing support for the local sustainable produce and food

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Fashion

Germantown: Fabric Store Continues to Serve Community

January 26, 2011

Located on the corner of Germantown Avenue and Coulter Street, Gaffney Fabrics has been providing its customers with a wide variety of high quality fabric styles and materials for the past 35 years. Owned by

Featured Stories

Strawberry Mansion: Mrs. Palmer of Diamond Street

December 22, 2010

Mrs. Palmer Hall’s life is an exercise in patience–patience that her tenants will eventually pay rent, patience that she will eventually get rid of the tenants who plague the building she owns, and patience that

Featured Videos

Northeast: Bugs You Can See and Eat

December 14, 2010 charper

Nicole Dalrymple reports about a bug museum in Northeast Philadelphia. See more about the museum at this site.

Holmesburg

Northeast: There’s Something Buggy Going On

December 14, 2010

With more than 5,000 square feet of exhibits showcasing thousands of different species of insects both alive and mounted, it’s ironic the Insectarium started as an exterminator business. Ida Steer, one of the tour guides

Featured Stories

Northeast: Religious Group Takes Action Against Gun Violence

December 14, 2010

It is early morning. Mennonite Pastor J. Fred Kauffman is handcuffed, standing in a dingy holding cell between Spring Garden Avenue and Ninth Street, divulging his personal information to a judge through closed-circuit TV. “What are

Bell's Corner

Northeast: Riding Academy Helps Those in Need

December 14, 2010

https://vimeo.com/17930583 w=540 h=398] It’s been some time since 27-year-old Kristy Spressark was here. She remembers the various skills she obtained when she started as a child. Although the realization has set in that once seemingly

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