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Waterfront: Morgan’s Pier Reboots For The Summer

July 11, 2014

Morgan’s Pier is entering its third summertime season since its grand opening in April 2012. The popular waterfront bar, restaurant and music venue has experienced significant success in its first two summers and has even

Feltonville

Juniata Park/Feltonville: Save a Life with the ACCT

July 10, 2014

The Animal Care & Control Team of Philadelphia, also known as the ACCT, is located between Second and Front streets. It welcomes stray animals and the help of volunteers, as well as donations to help

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Josh Verlin Shows Basketball a Lot of Love

July 10, 2014

Josh Verlin, the owner of City of Basketball Love, can often be seen frantically scribbling notes as he scouts high school basketball talent and conversing with coaches gauging their interests in prospects. There are only a

Germantown

Germantown: Remembrance Of An Historical Battle

July 8, 2014

Every year, on the first Saturday of October, Germantown has one of its biggest events – a reenactment of the famous Battle of Germantown on the very grounds the battle took place 237 years ago.

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: Swiacki Meats Serves More Than Kielbasa

July 8, 2014

Serving the top of the line in Polish food since the 1950s, Stan and Ed Swiacki Meats is in the process of being passed down to the third generation. “My husband’s father started it all, and then

Featured Stories

Poverty Beat: Making the Grass Greener for Returning Citizens

July 3, 2014

As the prison population in the United States has more than quintupled since the 1970s, re-entry to society has become nearly impossible for returning citizens. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the US holds

Education

Northwest: Philadelphians “Bee-ing the Change”

July 3, 2014

“I am not a bug person,” said Anaiis Salles, resident beekeeper at Green Sanctuary Community Apiary, located on the grounds of the 52-acre Awbury Arboretum. How, then, did Salles become an authority on beekeeping in

Featured Stories

Northwest: Building Interfaith Community by “Walking the Walk”

June 30, 2014

The Interfaith Center of Philadelphia was born 10 years ago when a handful of spiritual leaders from some of the major religions in Philadelphia came together with the intention to establish bonds across the diverse

Crime

Fairhill: Efrain Diaz Has a Plan to Take on Drug Addiction

June 27, 2014

Efrain Diaz had a bad addiction, a heroin addiction. “I lost my family. I lost my wife,” said the 58-year-old. Yet for the past 30 years, Diaz has been helping people overcome their addictions. This

East Falls

Northwest: Roxborough Community Acupuncture Heals Neighbors Together

June 26, 2014

At Roxborough Community Acupuncture, lead practitioner Dave Schiman has made the Chinese healing art of inserting tiny needles into energetic pressure points affordable for his neighbors. Tucked away on the second floor of a chiropractic

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