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Featured Stories

Kingsessing: African Cultural Alliance Pushes For Small Businesses

December 20, 2017Angela Gervasi

As a young child in Liberia helping her mother and aunt in the kitchen, Nafisa Sillah stumbled upon her passion for cooking. “I would mess up the food but I would fix it, cook, cook,

Featured Stories

West Philadelphia: Five Eclectic Coffee Shops To Fit Your Mood

June 5, 2017Erinn Kovar

West Philadelphia is blossoming as a haven for flocks of young professionals and new families who enjoy the duality of pseudo-neighborhood living paired with easy access to Center City. A few blocks west of University

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Where People Run Around On Broomsticks and Peg People with Dodgeballs

June 7, 2016Andrew J Knight and

The name of the game is quidditch. Based off J.K. Rowling’s fantasy literature series Harry Potter, United States Qudditch was founded in 2010. Quidditch is a co-ed contact sport that is a mixture of dodgeball,

Health

Southwest Philadelphia: Morris Home Provides Trans-Affirming Residency For Rehabilitation

March 1, 2016Allison Anne Merchant and

Morris Home, located in Southwest Philadelphia, is a haven for individuals seeking refuge. The three-floored residence maintains a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility specifically for transgender individuals. Started in 2011, the organization’s growth reflects the

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment: All That Jazz With Ernest Stuart

April 16, 2015Paul Klein

Ernest Stuart, a jazz trombonist, has become a fixture in the Philadelphia jazz community. After discovering his interest in jazz during his early life, he continued his jazz education at Temple University. Stuart has developed a

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Arts and Entertainment

Southwest Philly: Spotlight Shines on Drama Company for Over 40 Years

April 21, 2014

https://vimeo.com/92169217] The sounds of a keyboard and drums filled the banquet hall as dancers practiced their moves and actors rehearsed musical numbers. In front of the stage, rows of chairs were lined up behind circular

Amateur Sports

Southwest Philadelphia: Elmwood Roller Rink Alive and … Skating

March 8, 2014

Ernest “Puff” Edwards wore a train conductor’s hat and a sweatshirt to work on a recent Saturday. After all, he had nothing to prove to the patrons of the Elmwood Roller Skating Rink, where he first

Education

Southwest Philly: Five Places to Know

February 23, 2014tub10245

Southwest Philadelphia claims the city area from Baltimore Avenue south to the airport, and from the Schuylkill River west to Cobbs Creek. Its three primary neighborhoods from north to south are Kingsessing, Elmwood Park and

Housing

Southwest Philadelphia: Airport Expansion May Mean Losing Homes

June 25, 2011

https://vimeo.com/25530319] Over the years the Philadelphia International Airport has become progressively busier. From people needing to fly in, fly out and the traffic surrounding its roads for drop-offs and pick-ups, it has become quite tight.

Education

Southwest Philadelphia: The Greater Philadelphia Health Action Inc.

June 13, 2011

The Greater Philadelphia Health Action Inc. celebrated its grand opening this weekend. At 5500 Woodland Ave. in Southwest Philadelphia, the doors opened as families from the neighborhood were invited for food, drinks, music and informational tables

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