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Health Beat: Five Things You Didn’t Know

May 6, 2014tub10245

Philadelphians pursue health and wellness in a variety of ways. Trends come and go as people try new things and officials implement new laws to help keep people fit. Here are a few things you might not

Arts and Entertainment

East Falls: Old Academy Players Reach Milestone

April 25, 2014

The Old Academy Players have been situated on Indian Queen Lane for 91 years as of this year, and have put on performances from lesser-known playwrights to the Bard himself.  They are getting ready to

Education

Mount Airy: Improvements for Lovett Library

April 3, 2014

A decision was made to perform renovations on the Lovett Memorial Library in Mount Airy, and the public responded positively to the idea.  Joe Benford, the Chief of Extensions for the Free Library of Philadelphia

East Falls

Northwest Philadelphia: The Joseph E. Coleman Library Closes For Repair

March 19, 2014

Sitting on the corner, at the intersection of Greene Street and Chelten Avenue, lies the Joseph E. Coleman library. Since January 25 of this year, the library has been closed due to electrical issues causing

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Five People to Know

February 28, 2014tub10245

A person interesting to a community is also a person interested in the community. These five individuals have varying roles in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood, but they have all made strong connections to the residents

Chestnut Hill

Northwest Philadelphia: Five Places to Know

February 24, 2014Saleem Ahmed

The Northwest Philadelphia area includes the neighborhoods of Germantown, Manayunk, East Falls, Roxborough, Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, Fairmount, Ridge Avenue and West Oak Lane.  Within this large part of town, there are many places of

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: An Art Gallery Beautifies a Culture

January 28, 2014

“African-American art is good for everyone,” is the mission of Germantown’s October Gallery. For 28 years, the art gallery has engaging people in art. “It’s hard to say what we have exactly,” Monica Rocha, Gallery

Arts and Entertainment

Manayunk: The New St. John the Baptist Christmas Bazaar

November 21, 2013

One day after Halloween, the New St. John the Baptist Church held its annual Christmas Bazaar. Formerly known as St. John the Baptist Church, it changed its name due to the number of parishioners from

Economy

Germantown: Residents Can Plan Preservation of Vacant Buildings

November 21, 2013

Residents of Germantown will have an opportunity to voice their opinions, concerns and hopes for the future of Germantown and its vacant properties, through an experiment, Gray Area. Gray Area’s experiment aims to serve as

Environment

Germantown: Harvest is Celebrated at Historical Arboretum

November 14, 2013

Fall weather and the idea of harvest have fast approached. Leaves have begun to turn colors, as pumpkins have been set out in the fronts of homes. The Awbury Arboretum in Germantown is also capturing

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