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Terri Shockley

Taking Up Residency: CEC's Terri Shockley Close to Transforming West Philly Arts, Community Mainstay

Joe Petrucci Friday, April 22, 2011
Community Education Center has been around for more than 30 years, serving artists and the community in a variety of ways. Its leader is its only full-time staffer and she is more determined than ever to grow CEC's impact and reach.
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Q&A: Josh Nims, Schuylkill River Development Corporation

Dan Eldridge Tuesday, April 05, 2011
The 30-something, skateboarding South Carolina native is hard at work on Paine's Park, a mixed-use project that will give skaters and pedestrians more reasons to come to Philly and stay.
Mayor Michael Nutter

Philly's a Little Bigger, Smarter and Richer

Joe Petrucci Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Wednesday was not your typical hump day. The U.S. Census reports the city's population grew by 0.6 percent and Philly was among 24 cities worldwide selected for an IBM Smarter Cities grant.
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Q&A: Jamie Moffett, Filmmaker & Reading Viaduct Cheerleader

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, March 08, 2011
He has two feature documentaries under his belt and has added the long-proposed Reading Viaduct project to his list of inspirations and passions. He's leading a major push to promote the "park in the sky" at the Philadelphia International Flower Show this week.
Medusa Sings the Blues

EDITOR'S PICK: See Medusa Sing the Blues for An Important Theatrical Cause

Joe Petrucci Friday, February 25, 2011
Medusa is more than snakes and horror to Hannah Tsapatoris MacLeod, who is reprising the character to raise funds for her Naked Feet Productions company to produce a world premiere play she co-wrote for 2012.
Penny and Robert Fox

Moore College of Art & Design Lands Largest Endowment Gift

Joe Petrucci Friday, February 18, 2011
The school's chair of its Board of Trustees, Penny Fox, and her husband Bob have given $2M to create its first endowed professorship and fund internships.
Philly Mural Arts

Achieving Your Non-Profit's Big Vision Like Jane, Jill and Sister Mary

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Go ahead, dream big. The incredible women behind the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the United Way of Southeastern PA and Project Home once did, and they'll share their vast wisdom with the rest of us as part of an awesome non-profit development panel on Thursday.
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