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Kensington: Local Teacher Uses Soccer To Positively Influence His Community’s Youth

September 17, 2015pnadmin and

Jim Hardy is more than your average high school teacher. He is the leader of the Kensington Soccer Club, a local organization that grew out of the teacher’s passion for the game and for the

History

Lawncrest: Celebrating Community with a 4th Of July Parade For 100 Years (And Counting)

July 2, 2015montchr

On a sweltering June afternoon at her Rising Sun Avenue office, Philadelphia Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco’s administrative assistant Kathy Wersinger received a phone call from a man living with his wife in a nearby apartment

Arts and Entertainment

Roxborough/Manayunk: Younger Population Can Make Positive Impact

June 22, 2015

Friday evenings in Manayunk often consist of recent college graduates preparing for a night out on Main Street. This has become the norm for the young adults who rent homes in this community and are taking advantage

Economy

Roxborough/Manayunk: Tensions Arise Between Renters And Homeowners

June 22, 2015

For Mary McCarthy and other longtime homeowners, the communities of Manayunk and Roxborough are areas that have rapidly changed during the last 20 years. Since the mid-1990’s, the community has shifted from mostly family style homes

Amateur Sports

Roxborough: Local Baseball League Brings Community Together

June 16, 2015

There’s a reason why the 21st Ward Baseball League has been around for nearly a century. The children and parents of the community have maintained a certain type of dedication that has kept this league a

Business

Roxborough: Preserving a Family’s Legacy, One Cheesesteak at a Time

June 12, 2015

For Steven Kotridis, the food industry has always been a huge part of his life, so purchasing and preserving Dalessandro’s was something that has meant a lot to him. The original shop was opened in 1961 by William

Chinatown

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

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: The Next Mayor’s Impact on the Arts Community?

April 21, 2015Paul Klein

A recent study conducted by the William Penn Foundation reported that nearly 70 percent of the nonprofit arts organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region are considered to be in poor financial health. Philadelphia has, statistically,

Housing

West Kensington: St. Boniface Redevelopment Embraces Neighborhood Needs

April 20, 2015

West Kensington’s beloved St. Boniface Catholic Church stood for nearly 150 years on Hancock and Diamond streets, hosting a plethora of weddings, funerals, graduations and bilingual sermons to generations of families in the Norris Square community.

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment: All That Jazz With Ernest Stuart

April 16, 2015Paul Klein

Ernest Stuart, a jazz trombonist, has become a fixture in the Philadelphia jazz community. After discovering his interest in jazz during his early life, he continued his jazz education at Temple University. Stuart has developed a

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