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Month: April 2012

Arts and Entertainment

Kensington: Taller Puertorriqueno Prepares for New Art Facility

April 30, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/41261534] What’s more fun than an energizing concert performed in the city you live in? A free concert takes place right in your community. On a Friday evening in April, Taller Puertorriqueno kicked off its [continue reading…]

Abandoned Property

Hunting Park: Abandoned Buildings Plague the Neighborhood While City Organizations Work Toward Improvement

April 30, 2012 2

https://vimeo.com/41317453] Residents of the 4000 block of North Darien Street are like a family. Whether it’s giving the kids a safe place to play after school or forcing thugs and drug dealers off the block, [continue reading…]

Environment

Mantua: Drexel Students and Mantua Residents Come Together for Spring Cleanup

April 30, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/41266013] A total of 1,240,360 pounds of trash were picked up during 2011’s Philly Spring Cleanup. A total of 2,574 volunteers, 149,860 pounds of waste recycled. In only it’s fourth year the program put up [continue reading…]

Education

Walnut Hill: Free Library Techmobile Visits Malcolm X Park

April 30, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/41289154] The Walnut Hill zip code of 19139 is listed under the Federal Broadband Opportunities Program grant as one of the areas in Philadelphia most in need of digital literacy training. The needs present in [continue reading…]

Environment

Walnut Hill: Park Advocates Ask City to Show Them the Money

April 30, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/40847021] Broken tree branches, cracked sidewalks, cluttered paths. These issues should be routine maintenance. But with the uncertainty of proper funding to the Parks and Recreation Department, these problems could continue to increase and spiral [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Making Space for the Arts

April 30, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/41277782] In University City, production areas are not only a place for artists to build and produce, but for artists to collaborate. University City is home to many galleries. Several of these serve not only [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Artists Band Together to Overcome Funding Shortfalls

April 30, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/41273298] The arts are a frequent target for budget cuts from the state, but local artists have worked together to combat this financial barrier. Each year, less and less money is allotted for arts funding. [continue reading…]

Spruce Hill

Spruce Hill: Parent Infant Center Sets Grade For Early Childhood Education

April 30, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/41248484] The block corner, the cozy area and the alone station. Penmanship won’t be stressed here, so there’s no need for lined paper. Spruce Hill’s Parent Infant Center has taken a creative approach to early [continue reading…]

South Africa

South Africa: Politics, Identity and Public Art

April 29, 2012 charper 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuTe7AbkXhU This documentary focuses on the public art of South Africa, including that created after democracy came to the country.

Featured Stories

Technically Philly: Students of Digital Literacy Classes Explain Hardships of Internet Inaccessibility

April 28, 2012 2

Wendy Stevens clicked eagerly on the desktop of the thin computer monitor in front of her, scrolling through a screen with large, bold print and big arrows. Blogging and Streaming. The words were hard off [continue reading…]

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