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Arts and Entertainment

Comedy: Using Improv To Improve Your Mental State

April 23, 2018 Means George 0

Improv comedy is a relatively new art form in which many of its performers advocate the benefits which extend far beyond the stage. The National Alliance on Mental Illness indicates that one in five American [continue reading…]

Environment

Sustainability: The Philadelphia Orchard Project Provides Fresh Fruit to Communities

June 24, 2016 Alexa R Zizzi 0

Just when you think the fast-paced, industrialized, city life is dry and desolate, the Philadelphia Orchard Project brings nature’s beauties to brighten up Philly’s urban neighborhoods. As a nonprofit, community-based organization, the Philadelphia Orchard Project transforms vacant [continue reading…]

Gayborhood

LGBTQ: Five Welcoming Places for the Community

February 17, 2016 Allison Anne Merchant 0

Intersecting at 13th and Locust streets, the rainbow crosswalk represents more than lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders and queers. It embodies the boundaries and obstacles crossed and overcome by the LGBTQ community in Philadelphia. In neighborhoods across the [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

University City: Penn Sprint Football Gaining Ground

November 5, 2015 pnadmin 0

On a cool, crisp, October night, Bill Wagner smiled as he watched his University of Pennsylvania football players practice on Franklin Field. Penn’s Sprint football team might be one of the lesser-known groups to have [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

University City: Drexel Lacrosse Player Looks Back

March 13, 2015 0

The night of Dec. 8, 2012 had started off like any other Saturday night for Brendan Glynn, then a lacrosse player entering his senior season at Drexel University. Glynn was coming off a successful junior [continue reading…]

Business

Mantua: 5 Construction Sites to Keep An Eye On

February 25, 2015 0

The West Philadelphia neighborhood of Mantua has been getting nationwide attention for being a part of President Barack Obama’s Promise Zone project. This plan was set up in order to build safe public spaces and to [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Sports: Five Bars for Fans of Out-of-Town Sports Teams

February 20, 2015 0

Philadelphia is known for having some of the most passionate fans in sports. Sometimes that’s a compliment. Other times, Philadelphians intimidate other team’s fans. For Philadelphia residents who are fans of out-of-town teams, gameday can [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

University City: Jobs Training Organizations Seeks To Build Careers for West Philadelphia

October 30, 2014 0

The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative provides custom job training to produce valuable workers for institutions like Penn Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and other major employers from day one on the job. WPSI is a part of [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Al Día: 5 People You Should Know

March 3, 2014 0

Although they make up just 12 percent of Philadelphia, the city’s Latino population is not shy about making their mark on the community. These are five people within Philadelphia’s Latino community who are dedicated to [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Spruce Hill: Hip City Veg Opens New Branch in West Philly

November 14, 2013 0

Fast food doesn’t have to be bad food. Hip City Veg opened its second restaurant, located on 40th Street across from Hamilton Village, on Oct. 11.  The vegan restaurant serves plant-based dishes in the form of [continue reading…]

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