By Sean Kearney
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Community in FairmountFairmount Civic Association Meeting Addresses Voter Turnout, Trolley Route Construction
The Fairmount Civic Association (FCA) held its monthly meeting May 25th at the City School (860 N. 24th Street). This month’s agenda included announcements from City Commissioner Lisa Deely and…
Sean Kearney | 05/30/2017 -
A&E in PoplarGirls Rock Philly Hold Spring Showcase at PhilaMOCA
Everybody wants to be in a band at least a little bit. Everyone also has reasons, founded or not, as to why they can’t be in one. Whether it’s about…
Sean Kearney | 05/09/2017 -
Features in BrewerytownBrewerytown’s Era Offers Traditional Ethiopian Cuisine, Community Vibes
Walk into Era at the northeast corner of Poplar and 27th Streets in Brewerytown and your first impression might be that it is a classic neighborhood corner bar. There is…
Sean Kearney | 04/25/2017 -
A&E in BrewerytownBrewerytown Social Introduces New Literature-Reading Series
The idea for the Sundrunk, a Brewerytown-based poetry and fiction reading series, came to Maryan Captan in the way poetry does — out of the blue. “It was on the…
Sean Kearney | 04/20/2017 -
Politics in FairmountCoffee & Politics: Local Organization Brings the Salon to Fairmount
There have several big questions surrounding the uptick in political engagement and activism among progressive Philadelphians and Americans in recent months. But perhaps the largest of these has been whether…
Sean Kearney | 03/29/2017 -
A&E in BrewerytownSound Space Dance Studio Brings Philly Back to Tap Dancing Heyday
West Girard Avenue in Brewerytown has quickly developed into one of the more eclectic corridors in Philadelphia. A short walk down the avenue will take you past a brewery, record…
Sean Kearney | 03/15/2017 -
News in KensingtonPhilly Socialist: Grassroots Political Party Organizes Locally
National politics headlines have been nearly omnipresent in the United States. Every conversation or short scroll through social media seems to eventually provoke a good amount of politically induced hand…
Sean Kearney | 03/08/2017 -
Features in BrewerytownYouthquake: The Monkey and the Elephant hosts night featuring Philadelphia’s young poets
On the third Thursday of every month, young poets between the ages of 13 and 23 are welcomed to The Monkey and the Elephant Café (2831 W Girard Avenue) for…
Sean Kearney | 02/22/2017 -
A&E in BrewerytownBrewerytown Social: Local Businesses on West Girard do First Friday Differently
First Fridays in Philadelphia have come a long way since they first began in the early 90’s in Old City. The event was created as a way for artists…
Sean Kearney | 02/10/2017 -
Local Business in Strawberry MansionAutomotive Tradition in Strawberry Mansion
Walk into Kevin Blocker’s office and it looks just as you would expect the office of an auto shop to look. Papers and carbon copy strewn liberally, old CB…
Sean Kearney | 02/02/2017 -
A&E in FishtownFaith and Art Come Together at Circle of Hope Gallery
The histories of Fishtown and the Circle of Hope Church (2007 Frankford Ave.), like the histories of art and religion, seem inextricably bound. Walk into a major museum such…
Sean Kearney | 02/02/2017 -
A&E in KensingtonLocal Band Holds Dakota Access Pipeline Benefit Show at Everybody Hits
The election of president-elect Donald Trump has left some residents of the Riverwards feeling uncertain about what the next four years will look like for America. While dissenters of…
Sean Kearney | 01/06/2017