Evelyn Cruz did not always want to be a robotics teacher or even dabble in technology. In fact, she started out as a bus attendant at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Hunting Park, making a [continue reading…]
https://youtu.be/saHceiT_Wtw Volleyball is not commonly played or even thought to be an elite sport for many kids of Puerto Rican heritage in Fairhill. But one man has taken his love of the game and quest [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/40990630] Not long after graduating from high school, Khalil Smith moved out of his mother’s house in Olney to live with his grandmother in Hunting Park. At the time, he had never thought that he [continue reading…]
The PhillyRising Collaborative, which was started under the administration of Mayor Michael Nutter, has launched a new program called Citizens’ Engagement Academy. In March, the academy started its second session for the citizens of two [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/40954689] Marie Perkins is a Germantown knows all too well the pains of violence in Germantown after living in the community for 42 years. Her 53-year-old son was robbed and gunned down in September 2011, [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/40821491] Little Berlin, hidden in the Viking Mill building located between Boston and Coral streets, is an undefined exhibition art space providing the Kensington neighborhood with a place for creative expression. Housing everything from art [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/41123683] Finding a really helpful neighbor can at times be difficult in some urban areas, particularly on blocks where one-third of the properties are abandoned and vacant. However, if you live on the 900 block [continue reading…]
The future for West Parkside has improved in the past decade and the neighborhood has remained focused on keeping its local residents within the community, said Marjorie Ogilvie, president of the Business Association of West [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/41027927] In the 1930s and 1940s, baseball was played at the 44th and Parkside Ballpark, where the originally Negro National League-affiliated Philadelphia Stars began a legacy, which community organizers are attempting to restore for future [continue reading…]
With long hours at work, parents today struggle to find productive ways to occupy their children after school. Fortunately in neighborhoods like Fairhill there stands the Lighthouse. In its safe environment, the youth can improve [continue reading…]
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