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Health: Hospitals Expand Care to Address Violence at the Source

November 28, 2022 Natalie Elizabeth Kerr 0

Health: Hospitals Expand Care to Address Violence at the Source [continue reading…]

Animals

Point Breeze: Volunteers Pitch in for Cleanup Day at the Saved Me Dog Adoption Center

June 3, 2022 Josephina Abigail Lomorticello 1

Saved Me Adoption Center held their annual spring cleaning event on on Saturday, April 30. [continue reading…]

Government

Wynnefield: How One Woman Works To End Gun Violence

May 16, 2022 Taylor Marie Carmichael 0

Movita Johnson-Harrell provides knowledge on how she takes the time to help individuals in her community while trying to make a difference. [continue reading…]

COVID-19

COVID-19: Addiction Counselors Offer Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment Despite Pandemic

May 4, 2021 Matthew Sweeten Bevan 0

At Livengrin, counseling staff have continued to reach out to patients, finding ways
to keep social distancing from being a barrier to recovery. [continue reading…]

Business

COVID-19: Hourly Restaurant Workers Discuss Being Hit Hard by the Pandemic

August 14, 2020 Lauren Savana 1

Ten individuals share their personal experiences of losing their job during COVID-19. They talk about the difficulties applying for unemployment, their day-to-day lives without jobs, and the anxiety they felt when restaurants reopened for outdoor dining. [continue reading…]

Manayunk

Roxborough: Schuylkill Center and NaturePHL Program Connect Residents to Local Green Spaces

January 25, 2019 Jared Johnson 0

On a chilly Saturday morning last December, parents and children gathered in the visitor center at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, located at 8480 Hagys Mill Rd. While they waited, the children explored the [continue reading…]

Manayunk

Roxborough: Schuylkill Center and NaturePHL Program Connect Residents to Local Green Spaces

December 14, 2018 Jared Johnson 0

On a chilly Saturday morning, Dec. 1, parents and children gathered in the visitor center at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, located at 8480 Hagys Mill Road. While they waited, the children explored the [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: Church Welcomes First Generation Haitian-American Youth Ministries Director

December 13, 2018 Kira Runk 0

The First United Methodist Church of Germantown (FUMCOG) has sat on the corner of East High Street and Germantown Avenue since 1796. In September, the congregation welcomed 33-year-old Jeanna Murat (pictured above). Murat is first [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Kensington: Local Boxer Shares Gift With Community

December 5, 2018 Zuri Hoffman 0

With years of boxing experience under his belt, 18-year-old Branden Pizarro is making a name for himself as the youngest professional boxer in Pennsylvania. He’s been featured on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation and now has [continue reading…]

Housing

Mt. Airy: Zoning Issue Puts Spotlight On Development In Community

December 4, 2018 Michaela Althouse 0

Cresheim Road resident Ginny Barnwell had no idea she needed to be concerned after a local construction company bought two homes a few doors from her in February. Barnwell, who’s lived on the 7000 block [continue reading…]

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