Mayfair: Joe DeFelice and The City’s Premier Civic Association
Joe DeFelice is a true Mayfair man. Living in the city his entire life, DeFelice moved back to the neighborhood after graduating from La Salle University and began his role as a community leader. Even...
View ArticleNortheast Philadelphia: Five Diners You Have to Try in Northeast Philly
Diners are a staple in Northeast Philadelphia. With so many different choices on where to eat in one area, it’s important for those diners to have a certain quality the rest don’t. Read more on...
View ArticleNortheast Philadelphia: Lansing Knights Youth Organization Teaches Kids Life...
The Lansing Knights Youth Organization provides kids from preschool to high school with the opportunity to play sports and hopefully learn a few lessons about life along the way. Brian Dunfee has had...
View ArticleNortheast Philadelphia: With a New Mayor, Comes Hope for Change in Northeast...
Northeast Philadelphians had a lot to say when asked about the upcoming mayoral race. Issues such as education, revitalization and prison reform were all topics of discussion. “Right now you have two...
View ArticleMayfair: Jim Ortlieb, a Man of Many Trades
Jim Ortlieb became active in his community in 1989 when graffiti began popping up on the backs of businesses on his block of Frankford Avenue. At 19 years old, he took it upon himself to go out, buy...
View ArticleHolmesburg: Location is the Biggest Problem for The Healing Way Methadone Clinic
Since it opened last June, The Healing Way methadone clinic in Holmesburg has continued to receive some backlash from the residents living near by. The biggest problem surrounding the clinic is its...
View ArticleMayfair: Fallen Heroes Run Gives a Deeper Look at the Lives of Police and...
It becomes all too easy to see a police officer or a firefighter and only associate them with their job but in reality, they are much more than that. They have family members and loved ones and hobbies...
View ArticleMayfair: Fallen Heroes Run Honors a Hero for the Seventh Year
With more than 6,600 sworn officers and 800 civilian personnel, the Philadelphia Police Department is the nation’s fourth largest police department. Thousands of men and women are putting their lives...
View ArticleNorth Philadelphia: The Village Teaches Digital Media
Sherrieff McCrae, a student at the Village, works the camera. The colorfully painted walls at the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia allow the students to forget their day’s troubles...
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