https://vimeo.com/38889282] In Philadelphia it is illegal to ride a dirt bike or an all-terrain vehicle on any street, sidewalk or pathway. Nevertheless, as summer dawns on the city, dirt bikes and ATVs fill the city [continue reading…]
Several City Council members have been working over the past few weeks to come up with a solution to lower crime rates. Earlier this month, Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. along with Councilmembers Maria Quinones-Sanchez, Wilson [continue reading…]
The football field at Hunting Park has been degrading for some time now, so why is there a bulldozer digging more holes in its surface? That is because there are plans to have the field [continue reading…]
Philadelphia Neighborhoods has launched three new websites to focus on specific communities. Following are the new online editions, which will have news and information from these neighborhoods: These include: The Fairhill Times at www.fairhilltimes.com The [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/38749583] Multiple health centers offer a variety of care to Latino communities across Philadelphia literally tending to the body, mind and soul. These organizations offer their services in both Spanish and English. Further, these organizations [continue reading…]
Hunting Park Tires is a lot like other small businesses in the area. Family owned and operated, it caters to an array of regulars while also servicing anyone with tire troubles on East Hunting Park [continue reading…]
The word of God wasn’t the only thing heard at St. John’s AME Church. Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, as well as the rest of the City Council members, traveled to the church located at 2114 S. [continue reading…]
Becky Bannan is a senior at Little Flowers Catholic High School for Girls. A seemingly well-balanced student, Bannan said she finds solace in a sport that is not typically seen in the city: lacrosse. Lacrosse [continue reading…]
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 [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/38397113] A moment barely passed after the bell in the Engine 59 fire house rang, and Duane Hughes darted from the station’s kitchen to the driver’s seat of the fire truck. The fire station, which [continue reading…]
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