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Four Friends Bring Screen Printing Business to North Philly

Tariq Buckner, one of the four owners of Busy Stage Screen Printing at Germantown Avenue and Diamond Street, maneuvered between a sea of screen printing presses on his paint-splattered hover-board.…

Temple Graduate Wins College Emmy Award

Recent Temple University graduate Eli LaBan has a lot to be proud of. Several weeks ago, at the 2017 College Television Awards in Los Angeles, LaBan won a College Emmy…

Orkney Park a Burst of Green Against Northern Liberties Tide of Construction

 When Mitch Deighan and his partner Mike moved to North Orkney Street in 1979, Northern Liberties was nothing like the up and coming place it is today. “There were many…

From Depths of Fire Tragedy, Red Paw Saves Abner The Cat

 In the deep of night on Memorial Day weekend, Michelle Graser found herself woken up from her rowhome on 6th and Berks by the smell of smoke.  She went to…

Could Proposed PWD Project Disturb the Dead? Neighbors of Palmer Burial Grounds Think So

Are there dead bodies under the sidewalk along the Palmer Street side of the Palmer Burial Grounds? That is the million dollar question that no one is sure of. When…

Accu-Reggie 7 Day Forecast (June 28, 2017 – July 4, 2017)

 Last week was a thing of beauty! Temperatures hovered in the 80s, and while a brief bout of very humid weather struck on Friday, most of the week was very…

BOXING ROUNDUP: Brunson, Ortiz, Conquest, Ennis and Sparrow All Victorious in Busy Week for North Philly Boxers

It’s six months into 2017, we now have a front runner for Philly Fight of the Year. North Philly fighter Tyrone “Young Gun” Brunson knocked out ex-champ Kermit Cintron at…

BALDSPOT COMICS! (June 21, 2017)

Welcome to the Home of the One Pound Cheesesteak

 The intersection of Kensington and Lehigh Avenues is a massive confluence of surface streets, train tracks and the El train rising high above everything as it bangs and creaks overhead.…

A Brighter Belgrade Tunnel: Mural Arts’ Restoration Program Bringing New Mural to the Neighborhood

 The next time you’re driving, biking, or walking through the tunnel on Belgrade Street between Lehigh Avenue and Seltzer Street, allow yourself to be safely distracted.  Throughout June, local artist…

The Local Lens: Who Let the Dogs Out?

Who let the dogs out?  Or, how come there are so many pit bulls in the world? Where did these dogs come from? I have a good neighbor who has…

From Mexico City to the Riverwards the Hard Way

 The debate over sanctuary city status is a hot topic, both locally and nationally. For years, cities like Philadelphia were forced to pick up the tab when rounding up and…