https://vimeo.com/18391449] A small coffee house called Mugshots could be the catalyst to revitalize a long suffering area of North Philadelphia. With the help of a $50,000 government grant left over from some stimulus money earmarked [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18391229] The Philadelphia city government initiative known as “ReStoring Philadelphia’s Economic Corridors” has been active in helping revitalize certain community commercial corridors sections since 2007. When launched three years ago, then-Mayor John Street and City [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393301] Like many Americans, residents of Philadelphia’s Germantown section consider income tax season as the most dreaded time of year. In 2010, however, most U.S. citizens will enjoy an increased refund thanks to the Recovery [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393503] An empty, 40-ounce bottle of Hurricane beer lays poolside at Monkiewicz Recreation Center in Port Richmond. This empty beer bottle is another sign of the lack of funding Philadelphia’s public swimming pools receive, impacting [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18395266] “There’s only so much I can do if they don’t even know how to click the mouse.” On a busy weekday afternoon at the Ramonita G. deRogriguez Branch of the Free Library located at [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18642400] The quirky sequined outfits and jig-like dance routines that some South Philadelphia men adorn and parade on New Year’s Day may look strange to outsiders. But to Philadelphians, it’s tradition. On the 1900 block [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18395006] Thick, white binders litter the carpet of Sylvia Simms otherwise tidy living room in North Philadelphia. “This is our secret weapon right here,” says Simms, 49, hoisting one of the phonebook-sized binders onto her lap and [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18394784] The SAT scores are in, the essays are written, and the applications have been mailed, but the pressure and stress of financing a college education still remains. The current economic climate has made money [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393032] Patrick Boylan and Tom McGowan, both juniors at Northeast Catholic High School for Boys, would have ruled the school as seniors next year – McGowan as a National Honor Society member ranked fifth in [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18394847] Apple’s iPhone and iTouch sold 57 million units in 28 months, according to Morgan Stanley’s The Mobile Internet Report. Smartphones and other Internet-ready handheld devices have gained immense popularity. According to the Pew Internet [continue reading…]
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