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A&EManual Motorized Mayhem: Preparation is Underway for the 2017 Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby and Arts Festival
Are you crazy and creative? Are you driven? Are you willing to allow your eccentric behavior to be the force of operation? If so, registration is now open for the…
Shealyn Kilroy | 03/01/2017 -
HoroscopesSpirit Astrology: Your Weekly Dose of Hyperlocal Spiritual Advice (March 1, 2017)
Aries: I recently heard a story about boycotting versus buycotting. In the story, the question was that if the decision is made to boycott a large company, like the recent Uber…
Sharon Isabel Curley | 03/01/2017 -
News“You Will Pay Bitch For Fred”: Republican Candidate for the 197th Receives Suspicious Threat at Her Home
In the ongoing soap opera that we’ll continue to call “As the 197th Turns,” Lucinda Little, the Republican candidate for 197th Legislative District, woke up Monday to a threat in…
Bob Stewart | 02/27/2017 -
News in KensingtonDemocratic Candidate For 197th Legislative District Removed From Ballot Following Residency Hearing
The plot thickens as the special election for PA State Rep of the 197th Legislative District draws closer — former Democratic front-runner Fred Ramirez has been removed from the ballot…
Bob Stewart and Max Pulcini | 02/23/2017 -
A&E in North CentralMOVIE REVIEWS: Short Reviews of Films Playing at 1600 N. Broad Street
John Wick: Chapter 2 A few years after the events of the original John Wick, “Chapter 2” picks up with the notoriously deadly and secretive hitman known as John Wick…
Dan O'Neil | 02/22/2017 -
Horoscopes
Spirit Astrology: Your Weekly Dose of Hyperlocal Spiritual Advice (February 22, 2017)
Aries: My new friend drew a sun for me recently. It’s a beautiful idea. I can look at this sun on a gloomy day and feel the sun shining anyway.…
Sharon Isabel Curley | 02/22/2017 -
FeaturesAccu-Reggie 7 Day Forecast (February 22 – March 1)
What the heck! You call this winter?! This is a joke and a disgrace to anything associated with “winter.” Yeah, that’s how I really feel. This week will be nothing…
Accu-Reggie | 02/22/2017 -
NewsLocal Kids Participate in PAL Day
Photos by Chris Lyons, Police Athletic League of Philadelphia An all-time high participation of more than 34 youngsters "PAL-ed" around with government officials and experienced life in the workplace…
Spirit Staff | 02/16/2017 -
NewsDRWC Board Announces Tom Corcoran’s Retirement and Appointment of Next President
On January 27, 2017, at the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation’s (DRWC) board meeting, Tom Corcoran, the organization's current President, announced his intention to retire at the end of June…
James Rennie | 02/16/2017 -
Horoscopes
Spirit Astrology: Your Weekly Dose of Hyperlocal Spiritual Advice (February 15, 2017)
Aries: During a recent trip to West Philly, I stopped in Fu-Wah for what’s known out there as a tofu hoagie, elsewhere known as the Bahn Mi sandwich. Fu-Wah…
Sharon Isabel Curley | 02/16/2017 -
CommunityGirls Together As One hosts Breakfast with Female Police Officers to Discuss Female Empowerment
Philadelphia police officers met with a group of middle schoolers from the Girls Together as One program on Friday, February 3 to discuss female empowerment over french toast and…
Genevieve Kotz | 02/15/2017 -
A&E in FishtownDominique Guarantees Laughter for Three Nights at Punch Line Philly
Whether it was her stand-up comedy, her role on "Chapelle’s Show" or her radio personality presence, Dominique’s jokes have probably made you laugh at some point in time. Laughter is…
Shealyn Kilroy | 02/15/2017