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East Falls: Community Organizations At Odds With Each Other
East Falls, a 1.45 square mile neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia that is home to about 9,650 residents, is served by two registered community organizations: East Falls Community Council (EFCC) and...
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East Falls: East Falls Forward Hosts Community Meeting to Discuss Plastic...
A group of about 15 to 20 people gathered in BuLogics, a tech company off Midvale Avenue, to eat, socialize, enjoy each other’s company and discuss pressing issues in East Falls on Feb. 21 as part of...
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East Falls: Historical Society Hosts Presentation on Sen. Arlen Specter’s...
The East Falls Historical Society organized a presentation about former Sen. Arlen Specter’s career and policies on March 4 at the Arlen Specter Center for Public Service at Philadelphia University...
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East Falls: Ellen Sheehan Works to Preserve Local History
The East Falls Historical Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 2004. Its mission states the organization is “dedicated to discovering, preserving and promoting historic interest in the East...
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Originally a group of villages surrounding the falls of the Schuylkill River, East Falls flourished as a neighborhood when Philadelphia began to industrialize in the early nineteenth century. The...
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Allegheny: Roller Derby League Creates Family Culture in Contact Sport
In a Thursday night practice, She Devils coach John Grasso led team members through skating drills to warm up. Later, the team members engaged in full-contact drills to work on jammer and blocker...
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East Falls: Hair Stylist Offers Pandemic Haircuts at Home Salon
During the pandemic, many people changed their lives, jobs, and routines in surprising ways. For Philadelphia-based hair stylist Stephen Brodsky, adapting to the pandemic meant adding a new addition...
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Manayunk: Local Man has Ambitious Plans to Connect Ivy Ridge Trail to Center...
Philadelphia is home to some of the largest green spaces in an urban setting, but few trails connect the city’s Northwest neighborhoods to Center City. Bryan Shipenberg, the president of Friends of...
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East Falls: Democratic Candidates Court Support at Community Council Meeting
Ahead of the Pennsylvania state Primaries on May 17, residents of East Falls had the opportunity to ask Democratic candidates at the local, state, and national level about their campaign platforms and...
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East Falls: Development Corporation, Jefferson Professor Partner on Traffic...
The East Falls Development Corporation is completing a $40,000 transit study in partnership with Thomas Jefferson University to better understand how the pandemic has changed traffic flows in East...
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