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SIMEONE COLLECTION RANKED “NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD”

By Globe Times Staff | August 23, 2019 | Comments Off on SIMEONE COLLECTION RANKED “NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD”

Philadelphia, Pa., July 23, 2019 – The Classic Car Trust, a nonprofit organization based in Liechtenstein, recently announced that the Simeone Collection, which consists of 65 rare and significant racing […]

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Library Partnership Catalyzing a Community-Led Future

By Globe Times Staff | August 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Library Partnership Catalyzing a Community-Led Future

Everyone has gifts, everyone has something to contribute, and everyone cares about something that motivates them to act. These are the foundational principles underlying asset-based community development (ABCD), a positive-minded […]

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Southwest CDC & Patterson Elementary Successfully Complete 6 Week Summer Program

By Globe Times Staff | August 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Southwest CDC & Patterson Elementary Successfully Complete 6 Week Summer Program

Southwest CDC/Patterson successfully completed another 6 weeks of summer camp programming to assist families in the Southwest Philadelphia community. Throughout the 6 weeks students participated in literacy activities, recreational activities, […]

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Bridging the Gaps Teams Up with Patterson Summer Camp

By Globe Times Staff | August 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Bridging the Gaps Teams Up with Patterson Summer Camp

Bridging the Gaps in an internship program through a collective of Philadelphia health professional schools that have joined Southwest CDC’s Patterson Summer Camp for many years to bring Health and […]

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Bartram’s Garden Celebrates Annual Honey Festival

By Globe Times Staff | August 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Bartram’s Garden Celebrates Annual Honey Festival

The Southwest celebrates its part of the city-wide Honey Bee Festival on Sunday, September 8 beginning at 4:00 p.m. Events will include an open hive demonstration, honey extractions, lots of […]

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7BoysCafé Opens on Woodland Avenue

By Globe Times Staff | July 26, 2019 | Comments Off on 7BoysCafé Opens on Woodland Avenue

There is a new restaurant in Southwest that opened this year called the 7BoysCafé located at 5717 Woodland Avenue; on the corner of Woodland Avenue and Ithan Street.  Gina Gbondo, […]

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Join The Southwest Senior Center

By Globe Times Staff | July 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Join The Southwest Senior Center

The Southwest Senior Center (SWSC) has been serving seniors for over 30 years. They have an active membership of 500 seniors. The center is actively involved with community liaisons. SWSC […]

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Legislators ‘serve up’ support for minimum wage hike in Pa.

By Globe Times Staff | July 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Legislators ‘serve up’ support for minimum wage hike in Pa.

PHILADELPHIA, July 12 – State Reps. Joanna McClinton, Stephen Kinsey, Chris Rabb, Summer Lee and Sara Innamorato joined advocates and restaurant workers in support of increasing the minimum wage in […]

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Heat-Related Safety Issues for Seniors

By Globe Times Staff | July 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Heat-Related Safety Issues for Seniors

With extremely high temperatures gripping the area last week, here are heat-related safety issues to keep in mind.   Heat, when combined with certain medications, can seriously put seniors at risk. […]

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The French Battle at the Fort Mifflin

By Globe Times Staff | July 26, 2019 | Comments Off on The French Battle at the Fort Mifflin

Come celebrate one of American history’s epic events!     By Elizbeth Beatty Did you know that Fort Mifflin, site of the greatest bombardment of the American Revolution, was designed and defended […]

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