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Manayunk-Roxborough: Residents Confront Perennial Problems With Parking And Traffic

September 16, 2019 Jared Johnson and Salvatore Mazzone 7

On any given morning in Manayunk, traffic snakes up Green Lane, sometimes reaching 10 or more blocks from Main Street up to Manayunk Avenue and beyond. Commuters may spend a half hour or more waiting […]

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Manayunk: North Light Community Center Staff Offers Support Programs For Local Families

November 2, 2018 Jared Johnson 1

North Light Community Center, located at 175 Green Lane, just off Main Street, has been a consistent presence in the neighborhood for more than 80 years, offering child care, raising money for scholarships for local […]

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Roxborough/Manayunk: Shifting Demographic Impacts Housing Market

October 22, 2018 Jared Johnson and Salvatore Mazzone 0

Manayunk and Roxborough are changing as their populations continue to get younger. Both sections of the city have proved to be destinations for young people to live after they finish school, and more of them […]

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Manayunk: Five Places to Go Out and See Live Music

March 20, 2018 William Brown 1

Live music can transform a quiet bar or restaurant into an exciting and happening place. From full bands playing original music, to acoustic covers, to disc jockeys, here is is a list of five places […]

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Manayunk: Keeping Up With the Woman Who Runs Main Street

March 12, 2018 William Brown and Mason Demetrius 1

Chances are if you have seen a new business or event in Manayunk, Jane Lipton has been a part of it.  Lipton (below right) is the executive director of the Manayunk Development Corporation. Her job […]

Featured Stories

Manayunk: Q&A With A Local Legend Who Turned His Life Around

June 9, 2017 Katie Scarlett Byrne 0

After a traumatic accident, doctors told Dave Scarpello he would never walk again. The Manayunk native who has lived in the area for 32 years, proved them wrong. He ran in the Broad Street Run […]

Featured Stories

Northwest: The Craft Beer Industry Is Booming. Here’s Why.

June 6, 2017 Mariam Dembele 0

Twenty years ago, when Philly entrepreneur Harry Renner and restaurateur Michael Rose decided to open up a brewpub in a former cotton mill factory on Main Street, they didn’t know what to expect. They were one […]

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Wissahickon: Nation’s Third-Oldest Canoe Club Treads On

May 23, 2017 Mariam Dembele and Fletcher Jones 0

The Wissahickon area features a little known gem that has remained afloat for more than a century. Philadelphia Canoe Club, open since 1905, is the third oldest paddling club in the United States. The club […]

Business

Manayunk: Seven Niche Shops Bringing The Community Together

April 11, 2017 Mariam Dembele and Fletcher Jones 1

Customers and shop owners along Main Street say the area embodies the “Cheers” mentality – it’s a place where “everybody knows your name.” The street is packed with small specialty businesses run by people who […]

Arts and Entertainment

Chestnut Hill: Safety, Community Enhancement are Top Priorities for Business District Executive Director

March 27, 2017 Howard Knapp and Ryan Wallen 0

Martha Sharkey is the executive director for the Chestnut Hill Business Association and is one of the primary people leading the way in bringing new businesses, programs and community safety projects to the local community. Sharkey, […]

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