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FREE PREVENTATIVE DENTAL HYGIENE COMMUNITY SERVICES 

Services Offered: Dental examinations Intraoral X-Ray Performed Dental cleaning Polish and fluoride And much more ! Clinic Summer Schedule (May-June) Mon/Wed :  9:00-11:00am & 11:00am-1:00pm Tues/Thur:  8:00-10:00am & 10:00am-12:00pm Dental…
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June Teen Events and Opportunities:

Important Announcements: * This month’s free practice SAT will be on June 24th. Email Ailin Cao at acao@chinatown-pcdc.org to sign up! Get Ready for Summer of Service ($500 funding) Disney, ABC,…
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Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation Receives Rising Star and Blue Ribbon Awards at PACDC 25th Anniversary Gala

The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC) was presented two awards at the Philadelphia Association of CDCs (PACDC)’s 25th Anniversary Awards Gala on April 18th. Director of Planning Sarah Yeung received…
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Chinatown Neighborhood Plan Progress: What’s Happening?

In December 2016, PCDC launched a 9-month process to update the Chinatown Neighborhood Plan. This plan will guide development in the community bounded by Spring Garden, 13th, Filbert, and 8th,…
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Chinatown Neighborhood Survey Complete

The most recent Chinatown Neighborhood Survey, which began on September 17, 2016, ended on January 16, 2017. The survey covered a total of 1,007 addresses randomly selected from the 1,901…
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2017 Chinatown Spring Cleanup

April is the month of cleaning following Chinese Memorial Day or Qingming Jie (清明節). On April 8th, PCDC participated in the annual Philly Spring Cleanup. This marks the 10th year…
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Chinatown Shocked with Enormous Real Estate Market Assessments

Philadelphia’s Office of Property Assessment (OPA) hits Chinatown properties with 2nd wave of increases since AVI (Actual Value Initiative). One property has a 340% increase in assessment values from 2017.…
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Chinatown Zodiac Medallions Stolen

[one_half][/one_half][one_half_last][/one_half_last] Eight of Chinatown’s iconic sidewalk zodiac medallions have gone missing. Missing medallions have been noted primarily on the 200 block of 10th Street, with a few also on the…
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