Finding volunteers for an event may prove difficult for some non-profit organizations, but it’s no longer a problem with One Brick Philly around. One Brick Philly is a volunteer organization that sends their members out [continue reading…]
Zynthia Martinez worked for a medical device company but her heart was in her baking. “I was constantly late for work because [I was] always baking for them,” Martinez said. Ever since she was little [continue reading…]
The Greene Street Artists Cooperative has been a community where multifaceted artists can live and work for over two decades. Each artist comes from a diverse background, but as a whole they make up a unified [continue reading…]
Jeanne Chang always envisioned having her own business. When she moved to West Philadelphia last September she was certain she found the right neighborhood for the business she dreamed about owning. Chang transformed her vision [continue reading…]
The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia has been working to get the Chinese Cultural and Community Center up and running again. It has also tried to protect the historical building against demolition. The center closed in 2007 and has [continue reading…]
Being able to pry open a book and getting lost in another world or learning a new skill or craft is a privilege not everyone can indulge in, including people living inside prison walls. People [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/44241045] The Weeders Club brings gardening gloves and meets for coffee and snacks at Liberty Lands Park for the sole purpose of tending to the community gardens of 37 plots. The Weeders Club is an [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/44120853] Cornerstone Bed and Breakfast is located in Powelton Village at 33rd and Baring streets. It’s a family-owned-and-operated business led by Dennis Bartelme and Chris Spaeth along with their wives Liz Bartelme and Jules Spaeth. [continue reading…]
Michael Munson, a Cedar Park resident for eight years, has always had a passion for physical fitness. While working as a chef in various restaurants around Philadelphia for 25 years, Munson found a way to [continue reading…]
While the number of Venezuelans in Philadelphia is small, the mark of that South American nation can be found around the city. The Venezuelan population is among the smallest of the Latino groups living in [continue reading…]
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