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Tacony: Community Development Starts With Cleaning Up

November 27, 2017 Eric Michaels

Merchants along Torresdale Avenue in Tacony have started an effort to keep the entire community clean. The idea and movement began with help from the Tacony Community Development Corporation (CDC). “When a neighborhood isn’t clean,

Northeast Philadelphia

Torresdale: Nazareth Academy Gears Up For Annual Dance Marathon

November 6, 2017 Eric Michaels

Room 25 at Nazareth Academy High School in Torresdale is the center of activity for the school’s biggest event of the year: the annual Naz-A-Thon. On Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. students

Environment

Tacony: Community Makes 7000 Block of Erdrick Street Beautiful

October 26, 2017 Eric Michaels

The 7000 block of Erdrick Street in Tacony is anxiously awaiting to find out if it will become the city’s Most Beautiful Block. And if you speak to any of the residents, they believe they’ve

Politics

Tacony: Businessman, Civic Leader Improving The Community In This Life And The Next

October 12, 2017 Leah Murray

Every time Joseph Sannutti steps outside his funeral home at 7101 Torresdale Ave., he stops and spends time talking with neighbors, colleagues and fellow Tacony residents. He seems to know everyone in the neighborhood. Sannutti

Food

Torresdale: Five Bars To Go Grab a Beer

October 12, 2017 Leah Murray

Torresdale is like many other neighborhhoods — filled with people who work hard and like to let loose and have fun when they are done. Thankfully, no matter what your taste may be, there is

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