Health
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Food in Spring GardenSlow Food Dinner Coming to Alla Spina
According to Foobooz, Slow Food will be visiting Alla Spina on Sunday, October 23rd for a walk-around tasting featuring food grown and produced locally. Food will be cooked by…
Patrick Clark | 10/12/2016 -
Health in Temple UniversityTemple Block-By-Block Works For North Philly Residents
Kudos to a wonderful program. Temple Health: Block-by-Block is a program concerned with the overall health and well-being of others. Researchers go door to door and survey residents…
Thomas Beck | 10/12/2016 -
Community#Love4Logan: Dance Studio Holds Fundraiser for Pediatric Brain Cancer Victim
On Sunday, September 25, community members gathered together to celebrate the life of Logan Gibbs, an aspiring dancer who passed away due to brain cancer in August 2016 at…
Kaitlyn Moore | 09/28/2016 -
A&E in Kensington“Tony N’ Tina”: Play To Benefit Kensington-Based Angels In Motion Program
Nearly every day, Carol Rostucher is out walking the streets of Philadelphia and the nearby counties. “Today I started in Glendolden, then over to Street Road, then to…
Jen Colletta | 09/28/2016 -
CommunityThe Pink Elephant: 5K Takes Aim at the Riverwards’ Drug Epidemic
Reenie Dugan wants to talk about the elephant in the room, the pink elephant more specifically. It has to be addressed. Ignoring it will not make it go away.…
Michael Hanisco | 09/14/2016 -
Features in FishtownListen to My Mantra: New Fishtown Studio Fueled by Mantra Meditation and Travelling Monks
Mantra Lounge wants to help you free your mind. The new mediation studio nestled along Girard Avenue is dedicated to live music mantra, which — through a session of collective…
Amy Strauss | 08/25/2016 -
Features in FairmountAnytime Fitness Looks to Bring the Future of Gyms to Fairmount
Anytime Fitness at 1640 Fairmount Avenue may be the future of gyms. Located in a newly renovated building with 24/7 access, personal trainers and WellBeats programming that allows members…
Grace Shallow | 07/20/2016 -
Education in KensingtonEvery Tooth Counts: St. Christopher’s Foundation Launches Ronald McDonald Mobile Dental Unit
As part of the Every Tooth Counts Campaign, St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children launched a Ronald McDonald Mobile Dental Unit on Wednesday at 1750 N. Front St. in Kensington.…
Ruthann Alexander | 06/15/2016 -
Health in Northern LibertiesState Rep. Mike O’Brien Announces New Organ Donor Registration Initiative
On Thursday, May 19, State Representative Michael O’Brien joined organ transplant recipients and Gift of Life Donor Program President and CEO Howard M. Nathan at the Gift of Life headquarters…
Spirit Staff | 06/02/2016 -
Food in Fishtown‘Stripp’d Juice’ Opening On Frankford Ave. Later This Summer
'Stripp'd Juice' will be opening up their second Philadelphia location later this summer, according to Philly Mag. The locally-owned juicery will be setting up shop next to the City Fitness…
Spirit Staff | 05/31/2016 -
Features in FairmountLocals Brave Snow to ‘Walk Against Hunger’
Light mist began falling on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive just as walkers set off for a 3-mile trek on the morning of April 9th. The rain quickly turned to…
Jen Colletta | 04/25/2016 -
Health in BrewerytownLocal Fitness Program Plans Studio in Brewerytown
According to Philly Mag, Fit Academy — an outdoor bootcamp-style fitness program — is bringing its services to a new brick-and-mortar fitness studio in Brewerytown this summer. Trainer Osayi Osunde…
Daniel Rainville | 03/25/2016