Just a few short weeks ago, Olney’s PA CareerLink Center was bustling with activity, with many job-searching hopefuls lined up outside of its door and still more seated in the waiting room. Today, the office is almost a ghost town. [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18392438] Throughout Philadelphia, murals brighten up neighborhoods and beautify industrial areas. However, for the residents of Walnut Hill the “writing on the wall” sometimes sends a controversial and confusing message to community members. On the [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18395060] People gather on the corner of 47th and Brown streets. There are children playing on the Mill Creek playground. There are adults sitting on lawn chairs on the sidewalks. There are people riding bikes. [continue reading…]
Philadelphia Neighborhoods has won two Mark of Excellence awards from the Society of Professional Journalists in the Northeast. The winners include the following: Best Independent Online Student Publication-4 Year College/University: First Place: Staff Best Sports [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18394290] In an alley on North Orianna Street with walls covered in graffiti in Ludlow rest seven men just hanging out and talking with each other. Many people assume that illegal activities occur in the [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18394850] “I’m an individual that wants to try and get ahead in life,” said Hymine, 53, an ex-felon who reentered society in 1992 after spending a year in prison for a drug possession. His story [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18391723] The building at 2424 E. York St. is huge, spanning an entire block, and the inside looks like a half-finished warehouse. The hallways are cold and the walls are brick, giving off an industrial [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18391394] Terrific is how Marcelino Esgailin describes Philadelphia’s Kensington community when he moved into that area in 1955 from Puerto Rico — a Caribbean island that many forget is a part of the United States. [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18391937] Although the Fairhill School is easily visible and just two blocks away, no child on this block is thinking about school — they’re thinking of their next target. It’s a snow day on West [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18392215] A stroll along the 1900 block of North 23rd Street reveals a scene not unlike the many other blocks in North Central Philadelphia. The row home facades are kept tidy, cars are parked along [continue reading…]
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