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Arts and Entertainment

Latinx: Udini La Voz Embraces Unity Through Music

June 11, 2018 Freixys Casado 0

His name is Odin Palacio, but the community knows him by his artistic name, Udini La Voz. Originally from Panama, Palacio is a young local talent whose mission is to create a bicultural movement with [continue reading…]

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Walnut Hill: Community Rebuilds Park From The Ground Up

October 6, 2017 Alexa Monteleone 0

Community members in Walnut Hill gathered in a collaborative effort with the Wells Fargo Regional Foundation and the Enterprise Center to rebuild the Walnut Hill Park creating a safe and relaxing space for children and [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Feltonville: Handball is uniting communities and keeping kids out of trouble

June 12, 2017 Dominic Barone 1

In a city where drugs and violence are easy to get wrapped up in, there’s a constant need to get the youth involved in safe outlets that keeps them off the streets. Wally Amaro, 38, [continue reading…]

Education

West Oak Lane: Simons Recreation Center Director Offers “Safe Haven for the Kids”

March 3, 2016 Chelsea Ann Rovnan 1

For Amenah Claiborne, her role as center director at Simons Recreation Center doesn’t feel like work. Instead, her job reminds her of a family, one that is helping to provide a safe haven for kids [continue reading…]

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