It was an infinite love for trees that created the Kensington based group, Philly Tree People. Three like-minded women, Jacelyn Blank, Dina Richman and Nykia Perez were attending a Tree Tenders workshop through the Philadelphia [continue reading…]
Any successful small business eventually reaches a point where the workload overwhelms its resources. When this happens, a company has two choices; cut back on clients or expand. The process of a company expanding is [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39740228] Maplewood Music Studio, located on 47 West Maplewood Mall, is set up much like an apartment. If you open the first door to your left, you walk down and narrow hallway, which eventually opens [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39676725] It was Jackie Robinson who famously destroyed the color barrier in professional sports by suiting up for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Nearly 80 years before, shortly after the end to the Civil War, [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39723048] The Baha’i Faith is one of the youngest and fastest-growing world religions. It has grown so quickly, in fact, that in recent years it has reached Philadelphia’s Mount Airy community. Mike and Aida Champion are two [continue reading…]
The Lenfest Center, located at 3890 N. 10th St. in Hunting Park, provides youth development programs for the community. Amos Huron is responsible for the growth and development of the Center, and says the first [continue reading…]
As we walked to the neighborhood corner store last week, my eldest daughter, who is 6, expressed her fear of being shot. This was in response to the recent shooting of a young man at [continue reading…]
Every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. a math tutoring course is held at the Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Library, located at 68 West Chelten Ave. in Germantown. Reverend Chester H. Williams was the [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39749626] West Oak Lane Charter School, located at 7115 Stenton Ave. in West Oak Lane, held its first annual Alumni Day this week. Alumni from 2007 to 2011 filtered through the cafeteria doors, eager to [continue reading…]
Philadelphia Young Playwrights has a mission. That mission is to bring the arts into the schools of Philadelphia and to “tap the potential of youth and inspire learning through playwriting.” At Morrison Elementary, they are [continue reading…]
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