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Bella Vista

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

October 3, 2016 Marissa N Giletto

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

Bella Vista

Queen Village/Bella Vista/Hawthorne: Five Great Parks

September 15, 2015 pnadmin

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

Neighborhoods

Hawthorne: Recreation Leader Emphasizes Ethnic Dance At Cultural Center

September 24, 2014

The calendar reads September, and for several recreation workers in South Philly, vacation has finally arrived. The summer camps have been completed and the next wave of children is still a few weeks away. As

Health

Hunting Park: Home for Incurable Cancer Helps Patients Prepare for Death

March 13, 2012

For more than 80 years, the Sacred Heart Home for Incurable Cancer has housed cancer patients on the corner of Park and Hunting Park avenues in North Philadelphia. Sister Marie Edward serves as director of

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