Features
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Community in Northern LibertiesCops and Council Take Complicated Approaches to Addiction Woes
This story is part of an ongoing series about the effect of methadone treatment on individuals and the neighborhood. PART I gave an overview of methadone treatment and the Goldman Clinic;…
Bob Stewart | 03/25/2015 -
A&E in KensingtonKensington Star Shoots Across Stage and Screen
“Still, I love him. I’ll forgive him. I’ll go with him, wherever he goes.” That’s the refrain that faithful-to-a-fault Kathleen Lafferty cries for her wandering husband, Charlie, at his wake…
K. Andrew Deffley | 03/19/2015 -
Features in FishtownCorporate Guitars Still Suck
"People meet me, and they’re like, ‘I thought you’d be a rockabilly guy!’” said Chris DiPinto, the soft-spoken namesake of DiPinto Guitars (407 E. Girard Ave). “But I’m not really…
Jake Detwiler | 03/19/2015 -
Features in FishtownFishbox: Success Through Transparency
Napoleon Suarez’s story resonates with many of today’s online shoppers. He, like so many before and after him, saw a web purchase completely derailed by the workings of a shipping…
Jake Detwiler | 03/18/2015 -
A&E in FishtownFrom Mount Joy to The Riverwards: Local Writer Captures the Spirit of His Setting
There is an endless list of things that can influence a writer, but somewhere near the top is a simple one: location. Where a writer lives, works and plays can…
Matthew Albasi | 03/18/2015 -
Community in KensingtonReclaiming the Riverwards
Unused land within a neighborhood is a hazard to safety, repels businesses, and poisons home value — one abandoned property within a few hundred feet on a home can bring…
Kenneth Lipp | 03/18/2015 -
Community in Northern LibertiesNew Treatment With No Street Value Shows Promise; Can It Reduce Daily Area Methadone Traffic?
This story is part of an ongoing series about the effect of methadone treatment on individuals and the neighborhood. Part I gave an overview of methadon treatment and the Goldman Clinic; Part II examined the Ramonita De Rodriguez Library; Part III took a…
Bob Stewart | 03/11/2015 -
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 -
A&E in FishtownPutting Grandma to Shame: One Man’s Easter Masterpieces
He’s a bartender at Starboard Side Bar, a golf enthusiast, and… a master Easter egg painter.Mr. Uke, known to the government as John Muzychka, doesn’t give one an impression of…
Ben Smolin | 02/18/2015 -
Community in Northern LibertiesFront and Girard-Grand Central Station for Resident Woes
THIS STORY IS PART OF AN ONGOING SERIES ABOUT THE EFFECT OF METHADONE TREATMENT ON INDIVIDUALS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. PART I GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF METHADONE TREATMENT AND THE GOLDMAN CLINIC;…
Bob Stewart | 02/11/2015 -
Community in Northern LibertiesLocal Library Open Doors, Some Want Them Closed
THIS STORY IS PART OF AN ONGOING SERIES ABOUT THE EFFECT OF METHADONE TREATMENT ON INDIVIDUALS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. PART I GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF METHADONE TREATMENT AND THE GOLDMAN CLINIC; PART…
Bob Stewart | 01/28/2015 -
Features in FishtownBamboowifi: The Gamble of Taking Back the Internet
In the age of constant connectivity, Philadelphia-based startup Bamboowifi is doing their part to provide consumer internet access, as they claim, “the right way.” With eyes set on Northern Liberties…
Jake Detwiler | 01/21/2015