Month: June 2011

https://vimeo.com/24759811] Several years ago, John Kerwood was struck with a chemical imbalance that stripped him of his job as a mailman and left him battling clinical depression. But now, with the help of the North

  Only a few years ago, 215 E. Penn St. was an abandoned lot, overrun by 15-foot bushes and weeds. Now it’s a half-acre farm in the city. The Germantown Kitchen Garden practices local agriculture,

Donald Simmons is a familiar face in the neighborhood. Since 2006, Simmons has been selling sneakers and work boots on sidewalks in Philadelphia. Na Fan Ng owns the sneaker stand where Simmons works and has

On any given day in West Philadelphia, residents travel through the neighborhood via various public trolleys, all of which run past a variety of gift boutiques, organic eateries, bookstores and art and culture centers in

“Learning starts at a young age. We try and create just what our name entails, Rising Stars,” said Bianca McCoy, supervisor of Rising Stars Childcare and Learning Center. Located at 6333 Woodland Ave. in Southwest

Sunday evening was a night filled with musical festivities and poetry at the Bread and Cup Coffeehouse at 35 W. Chelten Ave. The coffeehouse, hosted by the First Presbyterian Church, has been held for the

After 40 years of selling art, Bruce Kravetz took up photography. From refugees in Ethiopia and Palestine to tribes in Papua New Guinea, he has been documenting the darker side of life since 2005. Kravetz

On an unseasonably hot spring morning just before the clock strikes noon and temperatures already scorching 96 degrees many people are avoiding the outdoors. But for sidewalk entrepreneurs Marie and Greg Ford, enduring the sweltering