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Education: English Teacher Aims To Improve Opportunities Inside And Outside The Classroom

April 7, 2017 Diamond Jones and Mackenzie Dougherty 0

Kayla Conklin currently serves as the department head of the English department at Esperanza Academy Charter High School in West Hunting Park. That title is just one of many she holds at the school, mainly [Read More]

Business

Chestnut Hill: Chestnut Hill Local Remains a Vital Part of Northwest Community

March 28, 2017 Ryan Wallen 1

Since its inception in 1958, The Chestnut Hill Local newspaper has served neighborhoods in the Northwest section of Philadelphia, covering smaller-scale news stories pertaining to the local community, rather than the entire city. “The Chestnut [Read More]

Center City

Waterfront: A Church in Manayunk Aims to Offer ‘Something Different’

November 18, 2014  0

Epic Church is not your typical house of worship. In fact, its motto is “Something different.” So what makes Epic Church so different? Well, for starters, the service takes place in a Manayunk movie theater where [Read More]

Food

Waterfront: Mobile, Risk-Taking Chef Offers Unusual Barbecue Style

November 17, 2014  0

The Guerrilla Ultima food truck mixes different cultures into a unique BBQ style. It’s located right outside of Yards Brewing Co. at 901 N. Delaware Ave., every Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The owner of [Read More]

Featured Stories

Northeast Philadelphia: Five People Making a Difference in the Community

April 10, 2014  0

In all parts of Philadelphia, there are people who are making efforts to help their various communities in different ways. In Northeast Philadelphia, there are many organizations that use unique methods to make a difference [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Five Places You Need To Know

February 17, 2014 tub10245 0

Just north of Drexel University’s campus sits a small, tightly knit community called Mantua. With bordering streets from Spring Garden Street to Mantua Avenue and 31st to 40th streets. A mainly residential neighborhood, Mantua has [Read More]

Kensington

Kensington: Community and Journalists Discuss Their Relationship

March 21, 2013  0

In the basement of Norris Square Civic Association Child Care Center at 2010 Mascher St., concerned citizens of Kensington sat along side a group of Philadelphia journalists for the Center for Public Interest Journalism’s community [Read More]

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Al Dia: Varela Awards Offer $40,000 to Multicultural Journalists

January 27, 2012  0

The Felix Varela Award, which provides $40,000 award for excellence in American journalism funded by the Al Dia Foundation, is now open to more than Spanish-language articles. The award, one of the largest in journalism, [Read More]

Recent Posts

  • North Philadelphia: Arts Collective Celebrates Community With Public Art
    May 23, 2022 Eve Campbell 0
  • Business: Collecting History at the Philadelphia Flea Market
    May 20, 2022 Kennedy June Feindt 0
  • Society Hill: Local Vendors Gather at Headhouse Farmers Market
    May 18, 2022 Adam Christopher Kizun 0
  • Wynnefield: Former State Rep. Keeps Working to End Gun Violence
    May 16, 2022 Taylor Marie Carmichael 0
  • Housing: Even With Empty Lots and Homes, Philadelphia’s Struggling to Make Housing Affordable
    May 13, 2022 Amelia Winger 0
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