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Port Richmond: Lithuanian Festival and Craft Fair

November 12, 2010

Lietuviu Namai: the “Lithuanian home,” is a cherished notion for a people who for many years  endured occupation and displacement. For those of Lithuanian descent living in Philadelphia and surrounding areas, Port Richmond has become

Fox Chase

Fox Chase: Transit-Oriented Development

November 12, 2010

One of the most notable characteristics of the Fox Chase section of Northeast Philadelphia is its train station, and the businesses that surround it. Because of the amount of people who use the train station,

Olney

Olney: Building Better Lives Through Language

November 12, 2010

Twice a day, four days a week, the basement of the Incarnation of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church on North Fifth Street might be mistaken for a kind of United Nations. But instead of governance

Amateur Sports

Somerton: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu School Opens

November 12, 2010

In the Northeast, the mixed martial arts craze has hit in the form of Kozma BJJ. This Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school offers students the opportunity to learn a valuable grappling technique used in MMA fighting. Owner

Center City

Center City: Connecting the LGBTQ Community in the Digital Age

November 12, 2010

Chris Bartlett considers himself an active part of the technical community–or the geek community– as he affectionately calls it. But Bartlett is also an active member of the LGBTQ community, serving as the executive director

Featured Stories

Northeast: Meals on Wheels Provides More Than Food

November 12, 2010

The Meals on Wheels program at the Klein JCC in Northeast Philadelphia delivers nearly 50,000 meals a year, but expects that number to grow. “In a lot of cases it starts out where they need

Featured Stories

Hunting Park: Vacant Lot Leads to Cleanup and Frustration

November 12, 2010

After 20 years of what residents are calling abandonment, Catalina Hunter, One Hope Community Church, United Way and local residents decided it was time to make use of the vacant lot. Within a year, this

Featured Videos

Kensington: Victory Outreach Solving Drug Problems One Person at a Time

November 12, 2010

https://vimeo.com/17933003] Eric Pellini looks at Victory Outreach’s attempt to get drug users off the streets in Kensington.

History

Mount Airy: Trolley Car Diner Brings Local Community Together

November 12, 2010

https://vimeo.com/17933160] The Trolley Car Diner was transported by truck 10 years ago from Wilkes Barre, Pa., to its current site in Mount Airy. Owner Ken Weinstein was able to find a vacant Roy Rogers site

Economy

Fox Chase: Krispy Kreme Returns to Philadelphia

November 11, 2010

https://vimeo.com/18641367] On the main street of a little neighborhood sitting on the edge of Philadelphia’s border bleeding into suburbia, a once-popular pastry factory is resurrecting its namesake and the hot glazed doughnut. Standing underneath the

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