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Immigration: Councilman Mark Squilla Helps Serve Immigrant Communities

August 1, 2018 Dylan Long 0

Councilman Mark Squilla is the councilman for the First District in Philadelphia City Council. Squilla is the representative for several Philadelphia neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Kensington, Bella Vista, Northern Liberties, Fishtown and Port Richmond. A native [continue reading…]

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Bella Vista: An Immigrant Himself, Eugene Desyatnik Now Serves As The Bella Vista Neighbors Association President

July 16, 2018 Dylan Long 0

Eugene Desyatnik is the president of the Bella Vista Neighbors Association. Desyatnik, a naturalized citizen hailing from the former Soviet Union, has lived in Center City for more than 12 years, recently moving to Bella [continue reading…]

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Bella Vista: Esposito’s Meats Transcends Generations

January 2, 2018 Nydja Hood 0

Esposito’s Meats has used its family-first and community-based business model to become the cornerstone butcher shop in South Philadelphia for its 106 years in existence. Attilio Esposito and his Italian-American immigrant family opened their first [continue reading…]

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Queen Village: Five Can’t-Miss Places Around South Street

October 3, 2016 Marissa N Giletto 0

South Street, which serves as the northern border for Queen Village, Hawthorne and Bella Vista, is an urban melting pot. Located just southeast of Center City, the corridor has a unique edge and several can’t-miss [continue reading…]

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Bella Vista: Community Blossoms With Help from Charles Santore Library

March 31, 2016 James J Orlay 0

The Charles Santore Library’s exterior looks like your typical municipal building — it has white walls and an architectural style that was making waves in the 1950s and 60s. In the diverse and lively neighborhood of [continue reading…]

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Bella Vista: Chef Georgeann Leaming ‘Chopped’ Her Way to Success in Philadelphia

March 10, 2016 Taylor Lauren Farnsworth 0

Working in a professional kitchen is a career path that can be unforgiving. Enrolling in culinary school and finding a good job in the industry is anything but straightforward. Throw a newborn child into the mix and [continue reading…]

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Queen Village/Bella Vista/Hawthorne: Five Great Parks

September 15, 2015 pnadmin 0

Where does one go when all the popular and well-known parks in the city like Rittenhouse Square and Washington Square are too crowded? Head South. In the Queen Village, Bella Vista and Hawthorne area of South [continue reading…]

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South Philadelphia: Influx of Youth, Dwindling Faith and a Shifting Cultural Melting Pot

December 18, 2014 0

The idea of South Philadelphia generates several common images of cheesesteaks, rabid sports fans and scenes of Rocky Balboa running through the Italian Market. The South Philadelphia area, particularly east of Broad Street, had been [continue reading…]

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South Philadelphia: Five Relics With A New Future

October 15, 2014 0

The various neighborhoods of South Philadelphia are engraved with rich history, whether it be the earliest churches in the country or the traces of an old company. Either way, this history has left behind an [continue reading…]

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Bella Vista: Five Beautiful Sights

October 8, 2014 0

Bella Vista, Italian for “beautiful sight,” is full of just that – beautiful sights. Settled by Italian immigrants, the neighborhood eventually welcomed more cultures creating a unique and diverse space full of both modern and [continue reading…]

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