“Berks Street Map” Captures Neighborhood’s Colors, Landmarks and Character

“All my work is about walking through a neighborhood or city and making a collage of buildings ...

Art + Music + Food = An Immersive Experience at LMNO

When Kayla Karp was just 6 years old, she has a fond memory of sitting at the famous...

Where Creativity and Confidence Take Center Stage

Fifteen years ago, local performer Mindy Baiada, who also had Broadway experience, was searching for drama classes for her two daughters. When she couldn't find the kind of program...

Helping Little Voices Be Heard

What started out as a private speech therapy practice in a one-room barn behind the home of Nicole Raso, a Hammonton-based speech-language pathologist, has become a community-centered space for...

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Publisher’s Note

As summer begins to wind down, we’re bringing you another issue of The Hook filled with the people, businesses and local flavor that make...

The Catch

It’s all in the details. When it comes to your social calendar, change is … not always good. But sometimes, it’s inevitable. Check each...

S2 E4: Stitched by Community: Ari Vasquez on Building Slay Everyday, One Custom Gown at a Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBAI6T833zg Meet Arisabel "Ari" Vasquez — the designer behind Slay Everyday, a custom-clothing studio and boutique rooted in Philadelphia's Olde Kensington/Northern Liberties neighborhood. In this...

“How ‘Bout” That?

Music. Fame (at least locally). No auditions.  You in? Regina Sillitti, current Corresponding Secretary of The Original Hobo Band, sure was. About 10 years ago, when Sillitti’s...

Musicians on the Prowl

Pitman Junior High School’s cover band is earning statewide recognition for its mature sound and musical finesse Almost 10 years ago, Jon Botbyl wanted to...

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