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Arts and Entertainment

University City: Gaming Emporium Brings Family Fun

April 19, 2013

Redcap’s Corner, a tabletop gaming store located at 3617 Lancaster Ave., provides weekly events for the community to interact. The two-level shop is a rarity in the city of Philadelphia, with rows of games ranging

University City

Axis Philly: University City Homeowners Reflect on Politics of Relief Measures

April 9, 2013

Residents of University City discuss their projected tax increases and how it will affect their political positions.

Economy

Axis Philly: Mayor Nutter Proposed Tax Relief for Businesses

April 4, 2013

Mayor Nutter’s proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2014 included $10 million in relief for small businesses that experience an increase in property taxes under AVI. The relief measure will be aimed solely at property taxes,

Social Issues

Axis Philly: AVI Impact Uncertain, but Likely Minimal, on University City District

March 22, 2013

University City is projected to see some of the most dramatic property tax increases in the city under Actual Value Initiative. For the University City District, it isn’t exactly clear what the overall effects of

Education

University City: Spanish Flows Freely at the Free Library

March 6, 2013

Elementary school children, still wearing their uniforms from various West Philadelphia schools, jittered about as they waited for their free, after-school Spanish class to begin. Friends of Walnut Street West Library, a volunteer organization dedicated

History

University City: Author Explores the Legacy of Slavery in the Middle East

February 26, 2013

Author Eve Troutt Powell held a discussion at the University of Pennsylvania bookstore on Tuesday evening to talk about her book, Tell This in My Memory: Stories of Enslavement from Egypt, Sudan and the Ottoman

Housing

Axis Philly: Penn Student Says AVI May Affect Housing Choices

February 24, 2013

When Charles Burke, a junior architecture major at Penn University, first heard about the Actual Value Initiative – the reassessment of every property in the city of Philadelphia done with the intention of rooting the

University City

University City: A Family Affair at Saigon Cuisine

February 19, 2013

[vimeo 59468918] The Lam family took a chance. They pooled together their money to open a restaurant, named Saigon Cuisine, and entrusted two brothers, Then and Len Lam, to make it successful. “We know we can

Education

University City: International House Philadelphia Provides a Cultural Exchange for Students

February 13, 2013

https://vimeo.com/59469218] Long hallways lined with student lounges and study areas can be seen upon entering International House Philadelphia, located at 37th and Chestnut streets. Groups of people gather eating lunch while others are tucked away

Economy

Axis Philly: Penntrification Caused Demographic Shifts, Impact of Real Estate Taxes Still Questionable

February 12, 2013

Expansion has been occurring around the University City District into other neighborhoods, such as West Powelton. How AVI will affect this expansion remains unclear.

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