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Mantua

Lancaster Avenue: Community Begins Discussing Future Plans For The Promise Zone

April 18, 2014Kathryn Matheson

After recently becoming one of President Obama’s first sets of five Promise Zones this past January, West Philadelphia community leaders held their first open meeting at the Morton McMichael School in Mantua last month. The

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Economy

Mantua: “Promising” a Supermarket in Mantua

April 2, 2014Kathryn Matheson

Twenty two years ago, Mantua’s only grocery store, located on 34th Street, burned to the ground. Since then, the neighborhood has never had a grocery store to call its own, forcing those living there to

Education

Spruce Hill: Wilson School Closes, Students and Principal Move to Lea School

November 4, 2013

The Alexander Wilson grade school on Woodland Avenue closed earlier this year along with 23 other Philadelphia public schools. Students were absorbed into the Henry C. Lea School on 47th Street, along with Principal Sonya Harrison,

Mantua

Mantua: Community Talks About Violence Prevention

October 24, 2011

Members of the Mantua community came together Thursday night to share concerns about an issue that’s devastating their community. St. Jude Baptist Church was the site of a forum, aimed at raising awareness in an

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