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Chinatown: 5 Places to Eat Something Other Than Chinese Food

February 6, 2017 Emily Rolen

Chinatown offers a comforting, reliable picture for the hungry: cooked ducks hanging in shop windows, neon signs glowing with ads for noodle soup and chow fun. Around this time of year, red paper cut-outs and

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Chinatown: Groups Work To Increase Residents’ Participation In Politics, Elections

December 5, 2016 Robert Tierney

Election Day has come and gone and many are either celebrating or discouraged by the result. While this brought an end to the current election cycle, the work done to increase the political involvement of the Chinese

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Infrastructure: Five Projects Commuters Need to Know About

February 3, 2016 Daniel T. Pelligrine

 If last year is anything to go by, then 2016 is set to be a year full of disruption for commuters in Philadelphia, even without a visit from the Pope. And with 30 projects underway

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Chinatown: A Community Leader Who Learns from Challenges

May 22, 2015

John Chin, 49, the Executive Director of Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC), was born and raised in Philadelphia’s Chinatown. As Chin comfortably sat in the black swivel chair with a nice white dress shirt tucked

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Chinatown: Five Noodle Shops You Need to Go Slurp

May 21, 2015

When it comes to noodles, this stringy-carb is a delicacy to not only the Chinese culture but for all Asian cultures alike. In the art of making these noodles, there are different forms they can be made into –

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Chinatown: Low Voter Turnout Despite Good Weather

May 20, 2015

With the sun shining down and a light cool breeze blowing by, it was the perfect weather condition for people to come out and vote. Despite the good weather, voter turnout was not so good

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Chinatown: Parking Program Assists Businesses and Customers

November 26, 2014

Philadelphia is a city full of historical places to see, restaurants to eat in and museums to visit. Many of these locations can be found in Chinatown, making it a destination for tourists and city

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Callowhill: Gallery Owners Showcase Cambodian History and Culture

November 24, 2014

In what appears to be a nondescript building on North 11th Street in Callowhill  (sometimes referred to as the Loft District), an organization of artists and art galleries have established spaces to work and show their talents

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Chinatown: New Restaurants Transform the Area

November 22, 2014

Several new restaurants, including Dim Sum Hand Drawn Noodle, Szechuan Dim Sum Restaurant and Hippot Shabu Shabu, launched in Chinatown after this past summer. The area is undergoing a transformation with an influx of immigrants and

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Chinatown: An Educational Anchor in The Community

October 22, 2014

Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School is an anchor in the North Chinatown/ Loft District. The school, which is located on Callowhill Street near 10th, has helped to establish the area as a neighborhood and strengthens the identity

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