North Philadelphia - The Temple News

Skeptical Shopper

27 January 2009 Editorial Board

Students await the reopening of Progress Plaza, but the delays are frustrating.

Where’s the Progress?

27 January 2009

Victoria Hamilton can eat 10 times a week with her meal plan, but she said it isn’t as good as it sounds. The freshman fine arts major is upset she can’t shop for food around

Area struggles, starving for a supermarket

27 January 2009

Bringing home a handful of bagged groceries on the Broad Street Line is a tough but necessary reality for Temple students. The selection of fresh food for North Philadelphia residents north of Girard Avenue is

Medical school outreach aims to help N. Phila teens

02 December 2008 Chelsea Calhoun

The Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities holds monthly workshops.

Crunched campus needs space

01 September 2008

With continued construction at Temple’s main campus, art students will find more space in Elkins Park where they’ve always been.

Local nonprofit gets grant for housing construction and rehabilitation projects

28 April 2008

The signs of economic downturn are difficult to ignore in Allegheny West, a North Philadelphia neighborhood plagued by abandoned properties and blight. The aging infrastructure of the residential area limits the opportunities for residents to

The distance between business, community

28 April 2008

News flash: a laundromat opened up recently. There’s plenty of space and a nice-sized seating area with convenient folding tables, and it offers free wireless Internet, which makes it attractive to college students. One minor

Controversy grows around closing of Joe Frazier’s Gym

15 April 2008

A British boxer and her fiancé-manager have said pressure to sell Joe Frazier’s Gym comes from a mishandling of funds.

Community members voice candidate concerns

14 April 2008

For some people living in North Philadelphia, it may seem like the American dream is dead. Yet, many people have not given up on the idea that the country can redeem itself, even though they

Joe Frazier’s Gym closes for renovations

03 April 2008

Joe Frazier’s Gym, a North Philadelphia landmark at 2917 N. Broad St. above Glenwood Avenue for more than 40 years, has been closed for renovations. The closure will last at least three months, said Leslie