The Francisville East development at 16th and Poplar streets is nearly finished, developers said. Community Ventures, a nonprofit affordable housing developer, broke ground on the project last February – a time when construction projects were [continue reading…]
Arcides DeJesus is a master networker. For 15 years, he’s been helping communities in Philadelphia get housing, food, emergency care and the information they need to survive. With seven years working for foster care provider [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/20200250] Every neighborhood in Philadelphia has undergone changes over time. In a lot of places, the changes have been for the worse. Buildings became abandoned, undesirables move into the area and soon enough the neighborhood [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/20337142] Just weeks ago, Amos Shattock was homeless. Now, he has a brand new apartment in Germantown. Shattock is a resident at the new permanent assistance living shelter My Place Germantown located on East Price [continue reading…]
Masjid Muhammad is 50,000 square feet of community. It’s physical space, located on 414 E. Penn St., provides much more to the neighborhood than just a place for worship. In addition to offering patrons a place [continue reading…]
Jim Strate started selling fruit at Jim’s Fruit Stand in Germantown when he was 19 years old. Now, he’s 55. Strate bought the fruit stand along Germantown Avenue in 1975 and he’s been running the [continue reading…]
This spring, the Taller Puertorriqueño community center is exhibiting a photo-documentary project by the center’s director of education, Dr. Sandra Andino. “Afro-Latinos in Philadelphia: Stories from el Barrio” has included a series of photographs partnered [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/20186650] Angel Casiano, a local musician from Morrell Park, has been playing music all his life. In 1988 he started touring with various bands which took him around the world. Now he’s back in Morrell [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is proposing a new subway station near the corner of Bustleton Avenue and Robbins Street, along Roosevelt Boulevard. The station would be a subway and elevated line station connected to [continue reading…]
Although some outsiders hate to admit it, Philadelphia has both a prominent and flourishing art scene. We are no New York when it comes to this stuff, but there is definitely a significant amount of [continue reading…]
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