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Idiot Criminal Slashes Tires in Northwood on Christmas
In case you haven’t heard, it happened sometime between midnight and 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the 900 block of Foulkrod Street. Go to the link below to hear how the Northwood Civic reacts to help residents.
Source: Tires Slashed On Nearly A Dozen Vehicles In Northeast Philadelphia
Christmas in Philadelphia a century ago | Opinion | montgomerynews.com
I got the notion to investigate what life was like at Christmas time 100 years ago in Philadelphia and Frankford. Read about it at the link below.
Source: OF ALL THINGS: Christmas in Philadelphia a century ago | Opinion | montgomerynews.com
From White Hall to the Rose Bowl
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – (Frankford’s) Shareef Miller remembers the three phone calls as if he just received them. It was May 2015, nearing the end of his senior year at George Washington High School. Classes had just let out when his phone rang the first time.
Read the rest of the story at the link below.
Source: Brother’s death inspired Penn State’s Shareef Miller to escape violent North Philly streets
Sixers Youth Foundation Presents the New Coaching Café at Harding
December 13, 2016. The Sixers Youth Foundation in partnership with the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Civic Engagement & Volunteer Service launched a new after-school program at Warren G. Harding Middle School. This is an early evening program modeled after Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Cities of Service initiative called the “Homework Diner”. The goal of the Coaching Café is to engage parents and caregivers in their child’s academic achievement. Read the details at the link below.
Source: Sixers Youth Foundation Presents the New Coaching Café Program in Frankford | Philadelphia 76ers
