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Overbrook: Passion for Students Motivates One School For The Blind Teacher

March 14, 2022 Taylor Marie Carmichael 1

A teacher shares her journey of educating students with visible impairments and other disibilities in the Overbrook School For The Blind. [continue reading…]

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Overbrook: Five Topics Discussed In Conversation At A Barber Shop

October 10, 2016 Kevin P Glasson 0

At Rice’s Barber shop in Overbrook, four chairs sit on top of black and green tiled floors. There are televisions on either side of the room airing a movie, and music plays in the background. [continue reading…]

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Education: Looking at What’s Next for Five Closed High Schools in Philadelphia

February 25, 2016 Matthew R Mcgraw 1

Education is one of the foundations of society, and yet schools in Philadelphia are hemorrhaging cash due to rising costs and stagnant revenues. Many have been forced to cut back on everything from school supplies [continue reading…]

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Overbrook: Farmacy Aims to Bring New Meaning, Access to Healthy Food

December 7, 2015 pnadmin 0

In 2017, the Overbrook Environmental Education Center is hopeful of opening the Overbrook Hall Farmacy for Human and Environmental Health Center, or Overbrook Farmacy, at a vacant structure at 6150 Lancaster Ave. The Overbrook Farmacy [continue reading…]

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Overbrook: Pope Francis’ Visit Makes Lasting Impression on Seminarians

October 29, 2015 pnadmin 0

The Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary had the privilege of hosting Pope Francis for a night when he arrived in Philadelphia. “I think the mood before he came was one of anticipation and unknowing,” said Deacon Matthew Biedrzycki. [continue reading…]

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Overbrook: Pope Francis Makes a Surprise Visit to Saint Joseph’s University

September 28, 2015 pnadmin 0

Students at Saint Joseph’s University were hoping at best to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis as his motorcade traveled down City Avenue. Many students were planning to gather together to watch the festivities on television. [continue reading…]

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Amateur Sports: Competition and Opportunity in Philadelphia’s BSO

May 7, 2015 0

Anyone with a competitive side to them likely fills that need for competition through playing sports. The same holds true for the visually impaired. The Blind Sports Organization (BSO) in Philadelphia provides the city’s blind [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Philadelphia’s Blind Sports Organization, More Than Just Sports

May 7, 2015 0

For the most part, the Philadelphia sports scene is dominated by the four major sports – football, baseball, basketball and hockey, both recreationally and among spectators. While blind people can root for the Eagles, Phillies, [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Overbrook: Three Questions About The Overbrook Area

July 18, 2014 2

Overbrook is a community within West Philadelphia, known for Will Smith, its safe streets and active community members. However, there are a lot of confusing elements of Overbrook, even to its longtime residents. Where exactly [continue reading…]

Cobbs Creek

Morris Park: A Green Urban Playground for Nature Lovers

July 11, 2014 0

Dan Gasiewski, long term resident of the Overbrook Farms and executive director of Friends of Morris Park, remembers the days when the meadowlands entrance to Morris Park, at the corners of 66th Street and Woodcrest [continue reading…]

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