Month: June 2011

https://vimeo.com/25177572] “There’s a public neighborhood partnership in that the fire training room will double as a community room and will have public access,” he said. “We will be able to have neighborhood meetings there.” It [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/25109167] In the middle of Feltonville, there is a small part of peace and quiet tucked away on the side of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Wyoming Branch. Nestled up against the towering walls, a [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/25151036] What could be better than a day in the park by the waterfront? Some might say a day in the park by the waterfront with a beautiful background including the Ben Franklin Bridge and [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/25146140] In an era largely dominated by the automobile, communities such as Germantown may be on the right track. The right walking track, that is. Used by architects and urban planners, the website “Walkscore.com” calculates [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/25111708] RuNett Nia Ebo wrote her first poem in 1960 and hasn’t stopped since. Early on, she discovered the therapeutic value in poetry. She used it to deal with the death of her grandfather with [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/25054327] As a child growing up, Nakia Campbell was exposed to many extraordinary experiences that most young women do not get the chance to witness. Because of this, Campbell knew she wanted to give back. [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/25143605] Patty-Pat Kozlowski’s family used to live in Venango. Her father, grandmother and great-aunt grew up in a neighborhood that no longer exists. Into the mid-20th century, the Kozlowskis had farmland near the river. There [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/25104739] Providing instruction on playing baseball while also emphasizing the importance of education is the pitch of the Jackie Robinson League. This entity created in 1993 is apart of The Philadelphia Youth Organization that was [continue reading…]