Year: 2016 - Page 40 - Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Hunting Park: New Concilio Playground Highlights the Importance of Recreation

January 18, 2016pnadmin

Philadelphia’s oldest Latino organization, Concilio, has been surrounded by an empty lot since its relocation in summer 2014. A few months ago, Concilio reached out to KaBOOM!, a nonprofit organization that builds playgrounds with community

Arts & Entertainment: Local Editors Share In Creative Community

January 11, 2016pnadmin, and Hongrui Zhang

Tom McAllister had never listened to a podcast before he began co-hosting his own. The Barrelhouse literary magazine non-fiction editor was prompted by friend and Barrelhouse books editor Mike Ingram to start their own podcast,

Strawberry Mansion: Therapist Offers Alternative Form Of Therapy

January 11, 2016Noe Carlos Garcia, and Hongrui Zhang

[acf field=”embed_code_3″] Ronald Crawford sat at his desk in his office at Stop and Surrender, an alcohol and drug treatment facility, as he gathered his curriculum for his latest group therapy session. The difference with

South Philadelphia: Children’s Hospital And City Combine For A ‘First-Of-Its-Kind’ Community Health And Literacy Center

January 8, 2016Julianne Rose Spingler, and Hongrui Zhang

In 2012 plans for a large, conglomerate project between the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the City of Philadelphia started to take shape after the realization that the needs of city residents were outgrowing provided