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Business

Mantua: People’s Emergency Center Seeks to Help Businesses, Drive Change

November 17, 2014  0

People’s Emergency Center, or PEC, has been a helping hand to the community for many years. Most known for its abundance of programs for helping families, PEC has now taken on small businesses. The dedicated staff provides […]

Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Gallery’s Open-Door Policy Aims to Attract Artists and Community Members

October 31, 2014  0

“COME IN” was written on the sign in big and bold letters, inviting the public to join the festive evening created by Indigo Bleu Design Concepts to mark the second anniversary of its representation of artist Jerry Puryear. […]

Education

West Philly: After-School Program Helps Local Children With Their Writing Skills

December 11, 2013  0

[vimeo 79246709] On the corner of 39th and Lancaster Avenue stands an unusual building with a circular facade like no other on the street. This building is perfect to house an organization like no other nearby, […]

Economy

Mantua: Local Business Owner Thrives Even Without Storefront

November 15, 2013  0

Among the storefronts on Lancaster Avenue in West Philadelphia is a tiny snack stand. Located on the corner of Lancaster and Preston Street, this stand thrives because of the electric personality of its owner, Harold […]

Economy

Powelton Village: Drexel University Unveils Plan to Change Campus Layout

February 10, 2013  0

Drexel University is building Chestnut Square for the fall semester and breaking ground on another unnamed project expected to open in fall 2015. Drexel has teamed with American Campus Communities to complete this task and officials said they hope to immediately […]

Economy

Powelton Village: Small Businesses Thrive Along Lancaster Avenue

September 21, 2012  0

https://vimeo.com/49551337] Lancaster Avenue has long been a must see when you visit Powelton Village. The numerous niche shops which inhabit the street seem to constantly draw shoppers’ attention. But the shops are not the only […]

Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Forever Colors is More than a Flower Shop

May 20, 2011  1

When Hakim Mumin opened up Forever Colors at 3906 Lancaster Ave., he wanted to make it more than a flower shop. After opening the vacant building he owned in the summer of 2005, he went […]

Recent Posts

  • West Philadelphia: Councilmembers and Citizens Call on Wealthy Nonprofit Institutions to Pay Fair Share of Taxes
    April 20, 2021 Jesse Bunch 0
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    April 19, 2021 Thomas Nemec 0
  • Amateur Sports: In the Midst of the Pandemic, One Sport Thrived
    April 16, 2021 Dylan J. Fritz 1
  • Northeast: Nonprofit Expands Services as Pandemic Continues
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    Environment: How One Organization is Working Toward Building a Greener City
    April 14, 2021 Abigail Margaret Newham 0
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