Month: July 2018 - Page 3 - Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Point Breeze: Urban Farmer Shares His Craft With Community

July 2, 2018Tracie Thompson and

Twenty-seven-year-old Atiba Ellerby is a part-time barista and full-time urban farmer. When he’s not making coffee at The Pharmacy, a coffee shop in Point Breeze, he is tending to gardens throughout the city. Farming is

East Passyunk: Struggles Of A Small Business Owner

July 2, 2018Elizabeth Siegel

Michelle Dewey is from Wilmington, Delaware. She makes the drive into Philadelphia everyday and hopefully, depending on traffic, it will only take her around 30 minutes. It’s a blistering hot Sunday afternoon when she arrives

Latinx: A Look Inside The Dominican Hair Salon Experience

July 1, 2018Freixys Casado and

From an early age, Rosaura Reynoso understood how hair has the power to frame a woman’s face. She developed a passion for the art of hair styling, and in 1983 decided to start her journey

Latinx: Hispanic-Owned Businesses Continue To Grow in the Greater Philadelphia Region

July 1, 2018Freixys Casado and

On a national level, the Latinx baby boom is expected to increase the population by 167% in the next thirty years. With an ever growing population of about 1.6 million residents, the Latinx community in