At the end of a long, dim hallway stands a wall painted with vibrant colors and big lettering. This is how members of Knight’s Gym know they are home. The gym, situated at the southern […]
Recently, the gym Fearless Athletics has been going through what could be called a growth spurt. Membership has continuously risen at its South Philadelphia location, and now it has opened a new location in Old City. One of the […]
The corner of Kensington Avenue and Somerset Street in Kensington is amongst the most notorious drug corners in the city. Heroin draws addicts and dealers, making it an open playing field for crime and violence, and […]
With the amount of people Pope Francis drew this past weekend, some people thought living space would be hard to come by. When ideas began to run thin, Belinda Held, the director of group travel […]
https://vimeo.com/90086401] Main Street in Manayunk bustles with a slew of fitness and aerobics establishments offering a wide range of physical activities. From Awakenings Pole Fitness to hot yoga, the nearly mile-long commercial strip has something […]
https://vimeo.com/89371076] After a long career in sports – coaching, running fitness programs for two schools in the suburbs and teaming up with others to run a large basketball clinic in South Philadelphia – Beth Devine […]
There is a certain familiarity about Germantown that Ra’sh Home can feel in his heart. “It reminds me of where I grew up in West Philly.” Home, who holds a license as a USA boxing […]
Soundslide: Aspiring Football Player Discusses Fitness Goals https://vimeo.com/53028605] The road to being fit isn’t an easy one. It requires dedication and the ability to push yourself. “The hardest thing about getting in shape is getting […]
Sometimes it’s the students who help the teachers. Zumba instructors Ivy Holmes and Ingrid Perez sought help from the Fairhill community to raise money to go to the 2012 Zumba Instructor Convention in Orlando, Fla. […]
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