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Bustleton

Bustleton: PAWS Brings Low-Cost Animal Care to the Northeast

June 13, 2016 Taylor Gillen Carson

The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society’s Northeast Adoption Center and Low Cost Clinic, or PAWS Northeast, is the largest no-kill, non-profit animal shelter in the region. A team of employees, medical staff and volunteers provide low-cost care

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

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: Philadelphia Songwriters Project Host’s All Star Benefit Show

June 4, 2014

The first ever All-Star Benefit show hosted by the  Philadelphia Songwriters Project took place Sunday in the back room of Boot and Saddle. Co-founder and executive director of the Philadelphia Songwriter Project Dena Marchiony welcomed all music

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