By Sean Barrett
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Community in KensingtonWitchcraft as Diverse as the Community It Serves
In earlier social structures, priests would do most of their work outdoors and among their community, acting as therapist, doctor and agony aunt. Now, after so much of the…
Sean Barrett | 06/01/2017 -
A&E in FishtownDecibel Magazine Hosts Beer and Metal Festival at the Fillmore
Upon entering Decibel Magazine’s much-anticipated Beer and Metal Fest at the Fillmore, it took me at least 20 minutes to adjust to the venue, as I had never before seen…
Sean Barrett | 05/02/2017 -
FeaturesNew Chance at Life: Siloam Wellness Center Provides Therapy, Spiritual Guidance to HIV/AIDS Patients
For as far as HIV/AIDS treatment has come in so few decades, and even after the important victory of its diagnosis no longer being a death sentence, the isolation…
Sean Barrett | 04/05/2017 -
A&EThe Dark Musings of Rushawn “Scum Lizard” Stanley
A new face in the Riverwards art world, Rushawn “Scum Lizard” Stanley, hit the ground running in September when he moved to Kensington from Elmira, NY. Since then, he…
Sean Barrett | 02/09/2017 -
A&EThe Frightening Flyers of Jim Anderson
You might not know his face or his name, but if you’ve spent any time in Fishtown over the past year or so, odds are good you’ve come in…
Sean Barrett | 02/09/2017 -
Local Business in FishtownHow a Fishtown Truck Driver Built a Toy Empire at J&J Video Games
In a repurposed standalone garage at the corner of Almond and Letterly Streets, antique and almost-antique toys of all sorts line the walls in towers, stacks, and piles leaving…
Sean Barrett | 01/26/2017 -
A&E in Port RichmondVIDEO PREMIERE: Port Richmond’s MC Blackwolf Releases New Music Video For “Fishtown Butcher”
While MC Blackwolf might reside corporeally in Port Richmond, he draws most of the inspiration for his songs and videos from a mysterious realm known as “The Breach.” He…
Sean Barrett | 01/18/2017 -
Education in North CentralThe Gift of Voice: Mighty Writers North Changing Lives One Workshop at a Time
Do you remember how in your grade school years you were given the opportunity to process the experiences of your young life in such a way that it contributed…
Sean Barrett | 01/06/2017 -
A&E in FishtownRiot Nerd: Fishtown Bloggers Celebrate Comics, Movies, Geek Culture and Throw Rad Events
Not much more than a decade ago, speculative debates concerning whether Iron Man or Batman would emerge victorious in hypothetical mash-ups were confined to basements, primitive web-forums and isolated…
Sean Barrett | 12/07/2016 -
A&EOPINION: A Eulogy for Shenanigans under the El
In the urban bar-space continuum, enough space has been carved out for zones of noise and color that its ego-suppressing overstimulation can be had by anyone drawn towards that…
Sean Barrett | 11/16/2016 -
A&E in Northern Liberties“We Are All Doomed” — Monthly Metal Showcase at The Fire
“Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all…
Sean Barrett | 09/29/2016 -
A&ELocally-Based Jerks Productions Hosts Bi-Monthly Horror Showcases to Fund Filmmaking
In his 2012 novel, “The Map and The Territory”, noted French curmudgeon Michel Houellebecq proclaims, “You might think that the need to express yourself, to leave a trace in…
Sean Barrett | 09/21/2016