Education

Walnut Hill: YES Program

https://vimeo.com/18392467] The YES Program stands for Youth + Entrepreneurship = Success. The Enterprise Center is the facility that houses the After-School Executive Incubator Program. YES Program partnerships with seven surrounding Philadelphia Academy public schools. The

Education

Walnut Hill: What is Best for West High?

https://vimeo.com/18392424] For students, teachers, parents and the community, it was apparent that change was a must for the neighborhood’s local high school, West Philadelphia. In 2007, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s “School Report Card,” West’s

Economy

Philadelphia’s Gateway to the Northwest

https://vimeo.com/18395153] A $20 million redevelopment project was announced Wednesday that will transform upper Ogontz Avenue into Philadelphia’s “Gateway to the Northwest.” The plan is to make the transition from the suburbs to the city an

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Adding a Blog, not a Web, Post

The Philadelphia Neighborhoods blog uses Verdana small as its font. It is important that everyone uses this font to provide consistency. Step No. 1: If you write your blog in Word, copy and paste the

Featured Stories

Feltonville: The Challenges of Growing Up

https://vimeo.com/18393104] Phi Le sits with his friends in the warm spring sun outside the Feltonville Recreation Center. Despite the weather, he sits and watches the kids play on the playground with a glum expression. He

Germantown

Germantown: Hungry Find Help

https://vimeo.com/18391657] On an unseasonably chilly Wednesday several dozen residents began gathering in Germantown’s Vernon Park at 8 a.m. After signing their names to a list and receiving hand written numbers, these men and women brought