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North Philadelphia: Temple University Club Baseball Team Enters Season Two

October 28, 2015 pnadmin 0

The spring semester of 2014 marked the final season of Division I College baseball at Temple University. After 87 seasons on the diamond, the historic program was one of seven Division I teams cut at [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Manayunk: Johnny Destructo’s Hero Complex Comic Store Opens for Business

October 27, 2015 Colleen Campbell 1

JD Korejko, better known as Johnny Destructo, recently opened up his Hero Complex shop in Manayunk to sell his collection of comics, action figures, T-shirts and personal illustrative art. He has been an avid comic book fan [continue reading…]

Economy

Manayunk: Acupuncture Practice Leads Community in Holistic Health

September 21, 2015 Colleen Campbell 0

The Manayunk Roxborough Acupuncture Clinic has been providing treatment of holistic medicine since 2008. Practitioner Dave Schiman works to deliver his clients affordable treatment options using a sliding scale system, while maintaining a wholesome, community [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Concussion Series: The Tau of Brain Injuries

May 8, 2015 0

The brain is a complicated organ. Containing billions of neurons, it is responsible for controlling the body, from reflexes to memories to body organs. In a way, it acts as a central computer, storing a [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Concussion Series: ““You Almost Don’t Know What a Concussion is Like Until You Go Through One.”

May 8, 2015 0

From the turf field at 11th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, one can hear the high-pitched frequency of whistles blowing mixed with the unmistakable sounds of coaches yelling as the St. Joseph’s Prep lacrosse team [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Concussion Series: “All Athletes are Taught to be Tough.”

May 8, 2015 0

In sports, one play can change everything. For Tracy Yatsko, then a 17-year-old athlete for Tamaqua Area High School located in Schuylkill County, PA, that play occurred during a basketball game. Jumping for a loose [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Frankford: The Future Shines Bright Through Its Boys and Girls Club

April 14, 2015 1

The Frankford branch of the Boys and Girls Clubs opened in 1938 and has been serving the youth of Frankford ever since. “I’m 61 years old and I started coming here when I was 10 years old,” [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Germantown: Broadcasting the Sounds of G-Town

April 6, 2015 0

Located in the heart of Germantown, the G-Town Radio studio produces a non-stop stream of content. The online radio station showcases variety of content ranging from Philadelphia hip-hop to dusty classic rock records and from [continue reading…]

Education

Kensington: Ministry Keeps Musical Dreams Alive

March 30, 2015 0

Saturday afternoons inside The West Kensington Ministry are filled with the voices of excited young kids and the melodies floating off of the instruments they are so diligently learning to play. The West Kensington Ministry [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Chestnut Hill: Chestnut Hill College to Introduce Women’s Bowling Next Year

March 19, 2015 0

When a person thinks about collegiate sports, the ones that come to mind include football, basketball and maybe even tennis or lacrosse. Beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, Chestnut Hill College will add women’s bowling [continue reading…]

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