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Roxborough

Education

Roxborough: Agricultural High School Offers More Than Just Academics

April 11, 2022 Matthew Aquino

A deep look into the life of an animal science student at Walter B Saul High School

Northwest Philadelphia

Roxborough: How Gorgas Park Brings a Community Together, Old and New

December 29, 2021 Leilani Caprice Henson

How Friends of Gorgas Park transformed a park into a local attraction.

Community Meetings

Roxborough: Residents Organize Against Proposed Apartment Building

October 4, 2021 Brian Creech

Story by Ryan Conway Roxborough residents have escalated an ongoing effort to stop local developer Designblendz from building a proposed apartment building at 4112 Pechin St.  Members of the Central Roxborough Civic Association (CRCA) have

Northwest Philadelphia

Roxborough: Digital Archives Keep Residents Connected to Neighborhood History During Pandemic

March 31, 2021 Margaret Mancini

The Review Archives administrator Donna Persico uses her social media platform to keep community members connected as she digitizes the massive newspaper archive.

COVID-19

Roxborough: How The Schuylkill Nature Center has Adapted to Social Distancing

September 16, 2020 Nicolette White

As COVID-19 continues to affect operations, The Schuylkill Nature Center in Roxborough has found ways to offer camps and programming in a safe way.

History

Manayunk-Roxborough: Residents Confront Perennial Problems With Parking And Traffic

September 16, 2019 Jared Johnson

On any given morning in Manayunk, traffic snakes up Green Lane, sometimes reaching 10 or more blocks from Main Street up to Manayunk Avenue and beyond. Commuters may spend a half hour or more waiting

Manayunk

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

January 25, 2019 Jared Johnson

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

Manayunk

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

December 14, 2018 Jared Johnson

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

Manayunk

Manayunk: North Light Community Center Staff Offers Support Programs For Local Families

November 2, 2018 Jared Johnson

North Light Community Center, located at 175 Green Lane, just off Main Street, has been a consistent presence in the neighborhood for more than 80 years, offering child care, raising money for scholarships for local

Business

Roxborough/Manayunk: Shifting Demographic Impacts Housing Market

October 22, 2018 Jared Johnson

Manayunk and Roxborough are changing as their populations continue to get younger. Both sections of the city have proved to be destinations for young people to live after they finish school, and more of them

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