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Cobbs Creek

Cobbs Creek: Sunshine Center Becomes A Busier Place For Local Seniors

May 2, 2016 Tonii Mackie

It beeped repeatedly. Each click on the display offering up another error message. Still slightly hesitant when using the computers, seniors tapped on keyboards at The Older Adult Sunshine Center as they replied to Facebook posts, email

Health

Kensington: Community Center Works to Serve Neighborhood’s Needs

April 11, 2016 Coleen Mary O'Hara

The Community Center at Visitation (CCV) is one of many outreach facilities dedicated to improving the quality of life in Kensington. Led by Sister Betty Scanlon, a Sister of Mercy and director of CCV, the

Amateur Sports

Fitness: UliftU Helps Get Homeless, Unemployed on Their Feet

March 8, 2016 Aron Minkoff

If someone is unemployed or homeless, finding the money to belong to a gym can be a challenge. Since time is often devoted toward searching for employment or a place to live, working out and staying healthy is

Health

Kensington : Public School Teacher Helps More Than Youth

February 26, 2016 Aron Minkoff

On any given day Steven Reich is looked upon by a classroom full of eight year-olds for guidance in math, reading or writing. At the same time, there are 27,000 adults following Steven on Twitter for guidance on

Food

South Philly: Five Places to Satisfy Any Meal of the Day

January 25, 2016 Amber Clay

South Philly hosts a number of good eateries that are worth trying out, and the further south you, go the more food gems you’ll find. Whether you’re trying to get some breakfast, lunch, dinner, or

Education

Overbrook: Farmacy Aims to Bring New Meaning, Access to Healthy Food

December 7, 2015 pnadmin

In 2017, the Overbrook Environmental Education Center is hopeful of opening the Overbrook Hall Farmacy for Human and Environmental Health Center, or Overbrook Farmacy, at a vacant structure at 6150 Lancaster Ave. The Overbrook Farmacy

Education

Education: Sick at School? No Nurse on Duty

December 3, 2015 Lora C Strum

It’s a busy Monday morning at Andrew Jackson Elementary School in South Philadelphia when two kindergarteners walk into the front office, one with wet pants. As the little boy begins to tearfully explain how he

Arts and Entertainment

Brewerytown: At Tattoo Shops, Artists Use Skin as Canvas

October 12, 2015 pnadmin

Casey Pearson grew up in Philadelphia taking art classes three hours a day at Girard College. Fresh out of high school, Pearson went to put his skills to work air brushing, and from there became a

Amateur Sports

Mantua: Rabbit Run Promotes Exercise as Medicine for Parkinson’s Patients

May 1, 2015

Jodi Cianci is serious about her workouts. She trains as if her life depended on it – because it does. “I treat my exercise like a doctor’s appointment,” Cianci said. Cianci was diagnosed with Parkinson’s

Education

Logan: Catholic High School Offers Healthy Meals Through Eatiquette

April 27, 2015

Most school lunch programs aren’t very health-conscious. Things such as chicken nuggets, frozen pizza and hot dogs are typical daily menu items in a high school lunchroom. The Vetri Foundation wanted to change this and

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