Month: November 2010

https://vimeo.com/18642666] West Oak Lane is not immune to foreclosure despite a significant decrease in vacant homes. The West Oak Lane Community Development Corp. aids in the assistance of residence on the verge or in the

[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/fa1015_kensington_underthelslideshow/” height=550 width=600] Sixty-year-old Melvin Honesty was born and raised in Philadelphia and now calls the streets of Kensington his home. His usual hangout is below the neighborhood’s Market-Frankford El–a place overridden with drugs

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo Lietuviu Namai: the “Lithuanian home,” is a cherished notion for a people who for many years  endured occupation and displacement. For

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo One of the most notable characteristics of the Fox Chase section of Northeast Philadelphia is its train station, and the businesses

Twice a day, four days a week, the basement of the Incarnation of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church on North Fifth Street might be mistaken for a kind of United Nations. But instead of governance

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo In the Northeast, the mixed martial arts craze has hit in the form of Kozma BJJ. This Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school offers

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo Chris Bartlett considers himself an active part of the technical community–or the geek community– as he affectionately calls it. But Bartlett

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo The Meals on Wheels program at the Klein JCC in Northeast Philadelphia delivers nearly 50,000 meals a year, but expects that