Bastiaan Slabbers is a Philadelphia-based freelance photographer and multimedia journalist who has been telling visual stories for WHYY since 2010. Bas is a cycling enthusiast who has taken sightseeing in his new homeland to the next level.
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Little Jimmie’s Bake House opens on Germantown Avenue [gallery]
Little Jimmie’s Bake House, the second storefront of Mt. Airy baker Jimmie Reed, opened on Friday at 6616 Germantown Ave. Re ...
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Tuskegee Airmen visit Penn Charter [gallery]
Members of the Tuskegee Airmen’s Philadelphia chapter visited with Penn Charter students on Wednesday. During World Wa ...
10 years ago
Car hits Germantown’s Rose Petals Cafe
On Tuesday night around 11 p.m., a Chevy Impala hit Rose Petals Cafe on Chelten Avenue, causing damage to the restaurant’s facade a ...
10 years ago
Fire breaks out at Mt. Airy senior housing complex
A fire broke out on the eighth-story of a nine-story apartment building in Mt. Airy around 9:40 a.m. today. The fire was ext ...
10 years ago
Philadelphia Sinfonia youth orchestra plays for packed room in Germantown [gallery]
The award-winning Philadelphia Sinfonia youth orchestra headed to Germantown on Sunday to play in front of a packed room at the First Pre ...
10 years ago
Community ushers in new legislative year with state Rep. Stephen Kinsey [gallery]
State Rep. Stephen Kinsey held a community celebration at Treasures Banquet Hall on Germantown Avenue. Among others, Kinsey’ ...
10 years ago
‘Big Night Out’ in Chestnut Hill benefits community fund
Germantown Avenue businesses Campbell’s Place, McNally’s Tavern, El Poquito, Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant and Artisans on ...
10 years ago
Dancers and photographers explore Philly’s urban landscape [photos]
The little remaining snow didn’t add much to the already picturesque scenery at Rittenhouse Square on Saturday. It seemed to make the p ...
10 years ago
Young wheelchair athletes meet to compete in Philadelphia basketball tournament
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation’s Carousel House hosted the 17th Annual Katie Kirlin Wheelchair Basketball Tournament over the weeken ...
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Scenes from MLK Day of Service in Northwest Philadelphia [photos]
Volunteers spread out through Northwest Philadelphia on Monday to participate in acts of service to celebrate the birth of Dr. Martin Lut ...
10 years ago
Family and friends remember slain Northwest Philadelphia man
Alejandro Santiago was an early witness on Jan. 4 when Mt. Airy resident Bernard Ray died from gun violence on the 3700 block of N. Delhi ...
10 years ago
Sunlight for immigrant after two months in sanctuary [photos]
Beams of pale winter sun lit up a smile on Angela Navarro’s face. This happened the moment she stepped out the door of her ...
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