Emily Brooks
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The bike race chronicles: Biking, business and community
Winnie Clowry of Winnie’s Le Bus of Manayunk doesn’t just love watching cyclists take their climb up the Manayunk Wall, she a ...
11 years ago
The bike race chronicles: Manayunk’s bike culture
Anyone who has ever lived or visited Manayunk is sure to have seen them: Men and women of all ages — from the young to the simply young ...
11 years ago
Philadelphia University students debut end-of-year fashion collections
On Sunday afternoon, the Kimmel Center hosted Philadelphia University’s Fashion Show, an annual event produced by the school’ ...
11 years ago
Community members imagine a different future for Gorgas Park
On Tuesday evening, fittingly Earth Day, a group of Philadelphia University students and Roxborough residents gathered at the university& ...
11 years ago
First Person Arts StorySlam comes to Northwest Philly
For the first time this Saturday evening, Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill played host to a ...
11 years ago
Community supported agriculture programs start up in Northwest Philly for the season
Despite recent weather events, spring has arrived. And with those first signs of sun and warmth comes the season of buying fresh and buyi ...
11 years ago
New restaurant brings piece of Paris to Germantown Avenue
The highly anticipated Paris Bistro & Jazz Cafe said “salut” to the Chestnut Hill community on Jan. 30 when it opened its ...
11 years ago
Manayunk looks to encourage random acts of kindness with new project
They say a small act of kindness can go a long way. But just how far can it go? By “paying it forward” can you turn one small ...
11 years ago
Local filmmaker addresses body image, eating disorders in upcoming project
Brittany Rafalak was raised in Colorado, but moved to Philadelphia in 2006 to pursue her bachelor of fine arts degree in film and digital ...
11 years ago
Pop-up cafe looks to provide training, stability to foster youth
Lisa Miccolis met Ephraim on a trip to South Africa in 2008. A 16-year-old boy from Zimbabwe, Ephraim had left his family and home at the ...
11 years ago
Proposed design for modernization of Lovett Library revealed
Residents of Mt. Airy learned that the Lovett Memorial Library ...
11 years ago
Woodmere extends its reach to annual flower show with new exhibit
Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Art Museum’s latest exhibit, “Quita Brodhead: Bold Strokes,” opened Feb. 8 and is schedu ...
11 years ago