About: Kevin

Kevin Cooke, who is from the Northeast section of Philadelphia, studied communication at La Salle University where he produced Sports Talk Philadelphia and wrote for The Collegian, La Salle’s school paper. He has interned with The Philadelphia Eagles, and enjoys watching most sports. You can reach him on Twitter @KevCooke919.

Posts by Kevin:

    If I had a hammer: Faith-based organization rehabs Germantown one house at a time [entry-title] By

    The ceiling was coming down, the walls were crumbling and two sinks were leaking. But Joan and Curtis Garrett, senior citizens on fixed incomes, couldn’t afford to hire commercial contractors to repair their home in the Germantown section of Philadelphia and…

    Start her own business at 18? Yes she did! [entry-title] By

    Tianna Valentine was just 18 years old and fresh out of high school when she decided to open her own hair salon. Her mother, Tamika Valentine-Pierce, was nervous for her young daughter, but didn’t want to stand in the way…

    Barbershop buzz: Gtown reacts to Trump [entry-title] By , and

    The rapper Drake played on the overhead speakers in the Weave Bar on the 5600 block of Germantown Avenue. Black leather swivel chairs lined two of the walls in the salon, and sunshine poured in through the large storefront windows. The sound…