Emily Brooks
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State Rep. DeLissio outlines local impact of state budget impasse
State Rep. Pam DeLissio talked to constituents on Friday morning about the impact that the Pennsylvania legislature’s budget impass ...
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Roxborough residents watch Wendy’s restaurant rise at historic neighborhood site
The corner of Ridge and Roxoborough avenues has been the center of controversy December 2012, when the historic Bunting House, located at ...
10 years ago
Germantown plans for a summer without a neighborhood library
Members of the Germantown community and library staff gathered in the meeting room of the Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Libr ...
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Neighbors on board with renovation plans as Lovett Library prepares for 2-year closure
On Monday evening, the Friends of Lovett Memorial Library gathered in the library’s 130-year-old meeting space. The matter foremost ...
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Lizzie Armitstead and Carlos Barbero win Philadelphia International Cycling Classic [gallery]
It was a day of firsts in Philadelphia on Sunday as two new champions conquered the wall at the Philadelphia International Cycling Classi ...
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Philadelphia’s bike race stands out for its gender parity
The 2015 Philadelphia International Cycling Classic is just days away. Now in its 31st year, the “Bike Race” is nothing new t ...
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Survivor of Rwandan genocide visits Germantown
This weekend, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal in Germantown welcomed the community to a two-day re ...
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Yards Brewing Company to celebrate 20 years with a toast to its humble beginnings in Manayunk
Before words like saison, pale ale and witbier were used by Philadelphians in everyday conversation; before there was ...
10 years ago
Manayunk chef runs fundraiser for orphans in her native Thailand
Growing up on an orchid farm outside of Bangkok in Thailand, Nongyao “Moon” Krapugthong never imagined she would work in the ...
10 years ago
Northwest Philadelphia gets new dog park
On Saturday afternoon, canine citizens of Roxborough, and their humans, enjoyed the fresh spring weather by hosting a ribbon c ...
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Mt. Airy community prepares for two-year closure of Lovett library
The mood was heavy as members of the Mt. Airy community gathered Monday evening for the Friends of Lovett Memorial Library’s meetin ...
10 years ago
A look at Main Street Manayunk’s new storefronts
In Manayunk, it’s easy to tell that summer it just around the corner when the the bikers are back on the street and the runners are ...
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