8 Seconds Rodeo rider, Tyler Torrey, rides a bull in the finals for a chance to win the $60-thousand grand prize at the Liacouras Center on Oct. 11, 2025.
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Kensington, a small neighborhood in the North East of Philadelphia, is considered one of the largest open-air drug markets in the country. Last week, it made national headlines when the FBI publicly raided and arrested [continue reading…]
José Ortiz-Pagán is a Puerto Rican visual artist based in Philadelphia. His work focuses on harnessing indigenous spiritual practices through murals, installations, performances and spiritual rituals to create community-engaged art. Ortiz-Pagán spoke to Philadelphia Neighborhoods [continue reading…]
The Trump administration’s crackdown on arts and culture funding has had particularly dire consequences for queer and trans artists and the organizations that support them. A PA Humanities CultureCheck report found that more than 90% [continue reading…]
Since Trump took office in January, arts organizations that support queer and trans artists have faced political backlash and funding cuts. But in Rose Jarboe’s world, it ain’t over till the bearded lady sings. Jarboe [continue reading…]
Philadelphia Neighborhoods sat down with Marilyn Rodriguez, the Education Director at Taller Puertorriqueño. Taller is an arts and culture organization in the heart North Philadelphia, a neighborhood that is home to approximately 67,000 Hispanic residents. [continue reading…]
Philadelphia’s Muslim communities are working to build safe spaces as they navigate the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrant communities and an increase in Islamophobic violence since Isreal’s war on Palestine began in 2023. Currently, there [continue reading…]
This month, Unite Here Local 274, a labor union of nearly 4,000 private sector hotel and food service workers, is going on strike. After 17 months without a new contract, Unite Here is demanding that [continue reading…]
As the Trump administration rolls back federal nondiscrimination protections, restricts access to gender-affirming care, and rescinds protections for transgender students’ rights to use bathrooms that match their gender identities, Philadelphia Neighborhoods Reporter Jada Montgomery sat down with [continue reading…]
A new study has found that sports facilities in Philadelphia neighborhoods with higher percentages of white residents tend to be of higher quality than those in areas with fewer white residents. The study, conducted by [continue reading…]
This month, Block by Block Philly, a non-profit organization that seeks to keep the streets of Philadelphia clean, held a “clean-off” with a Chicago non-profit called Cleanup Club Chicago. The clean-off lasted for the entire month of October and challenged both cities to collect the most bags of trash possible. David Evans, the [continue reading…]
Philadelphia is one of many cities that have seen an increased use in AI technologies leaving residents concerned about its regulations and long-term impacts on the city. By: Leila Oyeku Philadelphia, like all major cities [continue reading…]
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