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Community in Port Richmond
State Rep John Taylor to Host Kids Safety Fair at Cione Rec
State Representative John Taylor is gearing up to host a Kids Health and Safety Fair this Saturday, June 10th, at noon, to provide a “one-location, one-stop [shop]” for parents and…
Max Weinstein | 06/08/2017 -
Education in Port Richmond
As Memphis Street Academy Throws End-Of-Year Bash, Threat of Closure Looms
Music boomed out of speakers, as clutches of the Memphis Street Academy (MSA) parents and children who came to take part in its third annual carnival milled around the…
Max Weinstein | 06/01/2017 -
Education in Fishtown
Thanks to 12+ Program, Penn Treaty School Seniors Set to Graduate With Perspective and Future Plans
Many students in the Philadelphia School District don’t go to college, let alone graduate high school. Only 65 percent of students who began high school in 2008 and 2009…
Shealyn Kilroy | 05/25/2017 -
Education in Port Richmond
Students, Parents Make Case for Memphis Street Academy
They came off a school bus on North Broad Street, donning bright orange shirts with “Proud Supporter of Memphis Street Academy” written across the front. These parents and community members,…
Steve Bohnel | 05/19/2017 -
Education in Spring Garden
CCP Faculty and Students Protest New Contract Set to Increase Healthcare Costs
Faculty and students of the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) gathered on the steps of the Allied Health Sciences building last Thursday in a protest calling for college President…
Ruthann Alexander | 04/14/2017 -
Education in Fishtown
Local Students Compete in Academic March Madness at Shissler Rec.
On Thursday, March 23, the Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA) hosted the 16th annual Fishtown March Madness Academic Competition, a tournament in which schools from Port Richmond, Kensington and Fishtown…
Thomas Beck | 04/05/2017 -
Education
KNOW YOUR HISTORY: The Story Behind Ethel Allen Elementary’s Namesake
Today, the Dr. Ethel Allen Elementary School is located at 3200 W. Lehigh Avenue in Strawberry Mansion. Have you ever wondered who Dr. Ethel Allen is and why they…
Spencer Homan | 04/03/2017 -
Education
United Academics: Local Adjuncts Labor Union Seeks Rights for Non-Tenured Professors
Anna Neighbor is an adjunct professor, a job title with surprisingly low visibility despite accounting for more than 50 percent of instructional staff appointments in higher education. The distinction between…
John Henry Scott | 03/29/2017 -
Education
CADEkids Sponsoring Phillies Raffle Fundraiser
From now until March 30, CADEkids, a local youth development organization, will run a raffle to raise funds for more than two dozen local schools, including Adaire Elementary in Fishtown…
Thomas Beck | 03/24/2017 -
Education
BUILDING PASSION: Students From Building 21 Get Hand-On With The Building Trades
Two SEPTA busses and a train: That’s the means of transportation Building 21 students take to attend after-school program to learn the building trades at Orleans Technical Institute in…
Shealyn Kilroy | 03/10/2017 -
Community
Rep. Curtis Thomas Hosts Public Sector Job Fair
State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas held a public sector job fair on Thursday, Feb. 23 at the former Wakisha School (900 Jefferson St.), continuing his efforts to connect constituents with…
Patrick Clark | 03/08/2017 -
Education in Temple University
A Greener University: Temple ranks number 18 on EPA green power college rankings
According to Temple Now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently ranked Temple University number 18 on its list of the top 30 green power users among colleges and universities…
Thomas Beck | 03/08/2017