Carrie Hagen
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Increased applications for admission to Temple reflect more than a winning football team
When she started applying to colleges, Temple freshman Zoe Lynch thought she wanted to move hours away from her West Chester home. The 18 ...
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Community organizer brings passion to promoting Germantown businesses
At 32, Emaleigh Doley has earned a top-notch reputation for grassroots organizing. Much of her volunteer work has focused on Germa ...
9 years ago
Germantown artist opens ‘Culture Shock’ gallery in Brewerytown
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9 years ago
East Falls hit with string of car break-ins
Residents in East Falls have filed numerous reports of thefts from vehicles over the last two months. Valued between $1 and $2,000 ...
10 years ago
Best school employees in Northwest Philly: Val Spivey, Shawmont School
Six years ago, Janet McHale and her husband transferred their kindergartner from a private school to Shawmont, a K-8 public school in Nor ...
10 years ago
Philly Mart to hold grand opening at Manayunk’s newly-minted Venice Island
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10 years ago
Residents seek ‘shared community values’ for potential Germantown Town Hall rebirth
Neighbors gathered over coffee and doughnuts on Saturday morning to discuss their hopes for the future of Germantown Town Hall, the once- ...
10 years ago
Settlement Music School to host Saturday open house in Germantown
One of America’s oldest community music schools will host an open house at its Germantown branch this weekend. From 12 to 3 ...
10 years ago
PHA conducts Queen Lane Apartments pre-implosion canvassing effort
Over six days in August, the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Queen Lane Information Team canvassed the neighborhood surrounding th ...
10 years ago
Entrepreneurial advisory program launches at Philadelphia University
Nine years ago, Philadelphia University senior Colin Hansel made his first surfboard. Someone had stolen his, so with a little hel ...
11 years ago
Granny Peace Brigade honors nonagenarian anti-war activists
Members of the Granny Peace Brigade call 95-year-old Goldie Freedman Petkov a “Red Diaper Baby.” Born in Philadelphia ...
11 years ago