https://vimeo.com/33265075] Over the past two years Pennsylvania’s education system has been hit hard by budget cuts. The Free library was nearly shut down when the state had problems coming up with a worthwhile budget plan [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/33268333] Through the Philadelphia 2035 plan, the City Planning Commission is attempting to define a unified vision for the city’s growth over the next 25 years. Beyond this comprehensive plan, the city aims to guide [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/33326057] With the help of Mayor Michael Nutter at the scene, the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program created a mural for the Phillyrising Collaborative at a recent community cleanup in Strawberry Mansion. “We truly believe that [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/33277213] For George W. Nebinger School, Nov. 2 stood as a significant tick on the school’s timeline. That day, the School District of Philadelphia announced it would close nine schools in an effort to alleviate [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/33160925] “Give a man a fish feed him for a day, teach a man to fish feed him for a lifetime.” This phrase is well known by many. The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has given [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/33189397] They don’t look like your typical farmers; they’re young, dressed in sneakers and jeans, but the students working out at the lot at 11th and York streets are doing their best at turning the [continue reading…]
Flashing dance lights, smoke machines and thumping salsa music are things not usually associated with a professional boxer, but in the world of Willie Torres, they represent just another day in the life. Torres, who [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/32758902] From the outside, the New Palladium nightclub looks much like a storefront that has yet to open for the business day. At 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 26th, the shutters covered the doors and windows, [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/33286225] The Philadelphia Housing Authority plans an auction today for 100 vacant, scattered-site properties throughout the city. Eva Gaymon, who has lived in North Philadelphia for 43 years, said she would like to see houses [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/33289422] Walking down most of Germantown Avenue and the surrounding area, it feels like nearly every other storefront is a hair salon or barbershop. However, when owner Yolanda Bailey of The Weave Bar in University [continue reading…]
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