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Oxford Circle: Pastor Looks to Spread God’s Love Outside of Church

March 27, 2017 Julianne Johnson 2

Growing up at 18th Street and Glenwood Avenue, Leonard M. Dow saw a community overcome by drugs. At the same time the crack cocaine epidemic gripped the nation, not sparing Dow’s North Philadelphia neighborhood. Manufacturing [Read More]

Amateur Sports

Oxford Circle: PAL Helps Neighborhood Youth Succeed

March 18, 2016 Ashley Rose Kane and Claire Voeglein 1

The Oxford Circle Police Athletic League is part of a nonprofit organization that seeks to build relationships between police officers and children within the neighborhood. Its goal is to keep kids off the street and to give [Read More]

Lawncrest

Oxford Circle: ‘The Community Has Become Really Diverse’

February 11, 2016 Claire Voeglein and Ashley Rose Kane 1

Anita Lyndaker-Studer is the executive director of the Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, she moved to Philadelphia after she graduated from Cedarville University with a degree in social work and [Read More]

Bridesburg

Mayfair: Splitting the 15th Police District to Combat Crime

July 18, 2014  1

Sherman stormed down the 3500 block of Ryan Avenue as dusk was falling on Mayfair’s first ever Third Thursday festival. He reached the corner of Ryan and Leon streets, his head on a swivel. Who [Read More]

Northeast Philadelphia

Oxford Circle/Rhawnhurst: Residents Voice Concerns About Noise and Parking.

June 13, 2014  0

Philadelphia Police Captain Frank Palumbo listened to a woman explain how an unlicensed bar is eroding the quality of life in Oxford Circle. “Why is it so difficult to get these illegal clubs shut down?” [Read More]

Frankford

Northeast: Philadelphia 2035 Plan Holds Second Community Meeting

June 14, 2012  0

  The Philadelphia City Planning Commission held its second public meeting for the Lower Northeast District. Residents from the five neighborhoods of Frankford, Northwood, Oxford Circle, Lawncrest and Summerdale met at Saint Martin of Tours [Read More]

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    May 25, 2022 Nikhil Stride 0
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    May 23, 2022 Eve Campbell 0
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    May 20, 2022 Kennedy June Feindt 0
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    May 18, 2022 Adam Christopher Kizun 0
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