More than a canvas

The walls of 200 Poplar Street in North Philadelphia erupted in form and color. What had once been a...

Dignity above all else

Every corner you turn - every inch - of the Lutheran Settlement House on Frankford Avenue serves a...

What to Expect

If Spring is the market’s big debut and Summer is its road trip, Fall is when serious plans get made. In Fishtown, the post–Labor Day stretch through Thanksgiving brings...

Nicole’s Place wants all victims to feel safe

Ten years ago, a Huntingdon Valley satellite office of a Montgomery County nonprofit was started in memory of a local 43-year-old mother and victim of domestic violence, and has...

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Cafe Carmela takes part in food fest

From left: Anna Marie Maglio, Mike Maglio, Joe Maglio, Eleni Psora, Anthony Jacovini, Ann Marie Jacovini.

Happy 125 years to First Baptist Church of Huntingdon Valley

Pastor Bruce Petty, Denise Kuritz, Jay Bown, Maurice Tony Davis

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La Borinqueña in Norris Square “is saving all of us”

In the heart of Norris Square in North Philadelphia, a larger-than-life mural subject beckons to the community: La Borinqueña, the Afro-Boricua environmental science student...

Destiny for Kismet Bagels

Back in 1995, before Jacob and Alexandra Cohen were the powerhouse couple they are today, they were childhood crushes.  As adults, neither had much business...

A love of art

Shawnick Rodriguez didn’t plan to start a business - she simply loved making art.  Art became a way to process difficult times, and over the...

Fulfilling a need

When Fishtown resident Denise Spetrino became pregnant with her daughter in 2014, she began looking for a school that would provide her child with...

Letter from the EDITOR:

Hello Fishtown! I am excited for you to check out our third edition of TheHook dedicated to the lifestyle and community of Fishtown. We start...

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