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FamilyClean Plate: Spaghetti with Eggplant Sauce
Cookbook authors make serious money creating catalogues of recipes that “hide” vegetables from picky palates. Though they mostly cater to parents who are trying to sneak healthy options to kids,…
Casey Ann Beck | 08/25/2015 -
FamilyFishtown Family Fun: The Summer of 25 Free Things
Each summer, our family sets a goal for ourselves: 2013 was the summer of 25 playground visits while last summer we explored 25 different libraries. Raising a large family on…
Jenn Perry | 08/21/2015 -
Family in FishtownReinventing “The Sandlot:” Eleven-year-old Creates His Own Baseball Field and League in Fishtown Backyard
Remember "The Sandlot?" You know, that 90s classic baseball flick about a bunch of boys who play ball in their own makeshift backyard field? Max Cramer, an eleven-year-old Fishtown resident,…
Hayley Marks | 08/04/2015 -
Family in FishtownPHOTOS: The Sensational Soul Cruisers Live at Penn Treaty
Friends and neighbors had a chance to enjoy each others company and the music of the Sensational Soul Cruisers. The event was hosted by the Friends of Penn Treaty Park…
Roman Blazic | 06/24/2015 -
Family in Port RichmondFishtown Family Fun: Comics and Clay
We spend a lot of time in our family discussing what the future may or may not hold: Traveling to the four corners of the globe, finding a cure for…
John Perry | 05/13/2015 -
Family in FishtownFishtown Fishing Derby: Family Fun at Penn Treaty Park
The weather could have been better, there could have been more fish, but it would be tough to say that people could have had more fun at the Fishtown Fishing…
Ben Smolin | 04/29/2015 -
A&E in Port RichmondPortside Community Arts Festival Grows Past Lehigh Avenue, Into Penn Treaty Park
The first-ever Lehigh Avenue Arts Festival, nearly a decade ago, wasn’t much more than few craft tables outside the Portside Arts Center’s building, at the corner of Belgrade Street and…
Nate Adams | 04/15/2015 -
Family in FishtownFishtown Family Fun: Meet the Perrys!
April 23, 2015, will mark the 14th anniversary of what my husband and I consider the best life choice that we have made in our 21 years together: Our choice…
John Perry | 04/08/2015 -
Education in Port RichmondEducation: Five New Charters Schools for Philadelphia, None Approved In Port Richmond
Amid intense pressure from both sides of the debate, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission took, what some would see as, the middle road. The SRC approved five new charter schools…
Andrew Mark Corkery | 02/18/2015 -
Education in Port Richmond
Education: The Issue That Might Just Make of Break the Future of Philadelphia Part II
With a subpar education system in Philadelphia (outlined in Part I of this series in last week’s Spirit), the odds are stacked against some young families. They may not see…
Andrew Mark Corkery | 01/14/2015 -
A&E in Northern LibertiesSkate at the Piazza – The Kids love it!
If you are looking for a unique, environmentally friendly ice skating experience, then you should know that it is available to you right now, right here in the Riverwards. Skate…
Denise M. Krenski | 01/08/2015 -
Education in Port RichmondEducation: The Issue That Might Just Make of Break the Future of Philadelphia Part I
This two-part report looks at the current state of education in Philadelphia, the causes of those issues, and possible solutions. Education in Philadelphia is broken. As budgets fall, classroom…
spiritadmin | 01/07/2015