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Home2019April

Month: April 2019

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Honoring Stonewall Through the Arts

April 30, 2019Jennifer Costo

The nonprofit artist community Da Vinci Art Alliance(DVAA) is collaborating with Lightbox Film Center to bring queer voices to the forefront. The new exhibition, Civil Disobedience: Celebrating Queer Narratives, is currently on display at International

Health

LGBTQ: Nonbinary Personal Trainer Asher Freeman Talks Trans Wellness, Representation, and Finding Comfort in Their Body

April 30, 2019John Stewart

Asher Freeman is a nonbinary personal trainer who uses they/them pronouns. Lifting weights, Freeman said, was a task that helped them find a connection and comfort with their body. “Lifting weights illuminated for me the

East Passyunk

East Passyunk: Random Acts of Kindness Club Teaches Children to be Kind and Give Back

April 29, 2019Lila McDermott and

Late one night in November of 2018, Stacey Altadonna was lying in bed trying to think of ways she could give back to her community. Suddenly, inspiration struck the Girard Estates resident: she would start

Brewerytown

North Philadelphia: Community Supports Library Amid Budget Crunch

April 26, 2019Ayooluwa Ariyo

“In Philadelphia, there’s gonna be reduced levels of poverty,” he said. “One of the vehicles to do that is the library system. But, you have to have libraries that have strong programming that would aid the community to move out of that low-income situation.”

Germantown

Germantown: Aine Doley Leads the Cat Rescue Movement in Philly

April 23, 2019Claire Halloran

Aine Doley rushed back and forth from the van parked in a lot of a Germantown home and the line of 12 cats waiting to be released from their traps in a patch of grass

Amateur Sports

North Philadelphia: Rock Climbing Wall Helps Children Overcome More Than Physical Obstacles at Cecil B. Moore Library

April 22, 2019Chad Gelfand and

Throughout his six years at the Cecil B. Moore Library at 23rd Street and Ridge Avenue, Sun Moon Bey, librarian and lead maker, has seen many changes, but none more gratifying than the successful revamp

Powelton Village

Powelton Village: Visually Impaired Residents Thrive at Assisted Living Facility

April 19, 2019Grace Shallow and

Russell Smith spent his childhood taking care of horses and milking cows on his family’s farm in Virginia. His father nicknamed him “Cowboy” for the work he did. At 62 years old, he’s still known

Allegheny

Allegheny West: St. James School Strives to Help Under-Resourced Students

April 18, 2019Yanuara Ramirez

Taki Leonard, a 16-year-old alumnus of the St. James School, an Episcopal middle school on Clearfield Street, manned the table at a pop-up sale in the second floor of Vault + Vine on Midvale Avenue.

Center City

Chinatown: Committee Rejects Proposal to Legalize Unregistered Apartments

April 17, 2019Christine Quach

The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC)’s planning committee rejected a proposal to legalize unregistered apartments above Ly Jen Therapy Salons at 121 N. 11th St. on March 12. The current owners of the building presented

East Passyunk

Passyunk: Passyunk Square Civic Association President Sarah Anton Discusses Changes Within the Neighborhood

April 16, 2019Ashley Gale

One of the best parts of Sarah Anton’s job is meeting and interacting with neighbors, she said. As the president of the Passyunk Square Civic Association (PSCA), Anton heads the organization in part responsible for

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