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Month: June 2019

LGBTQ

Mt. Airy: Philadelphia Pride Extends to Families

June 28, 2019 Hannah Pittel 0

LGBTQ families and allies were welcomed by rainbow balloon arches, a live band, and tables filled with art and food that took over the Lovett Memorial Library’s lawn in honor of Pride Month on Saturday […]

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: 71st Annual Philadelphia Writers’ Conference Brings Together Writers, Agents, and Editors for the Weekend

June 26, 2019 Kelsey Cruz 0

The entire conference wing of The Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District Hotel smelled like books — notebooks, paperbacks, hardcovers, and short stories. Books for sale on tables, books being written in corners with cups of coffee, […]

Arts and Entertainment

Art Museum: Protestors Gather Against Gun Violence

June 24, 2019 Andrea Malizia 0

Overcast skies loomed above the Philadelphia Art Museum on Wednesday, May 29. A crowd holding posters and pictures flooded the museum steps. People hugged and shook hands, cheering as speakers called for an end to […]

Fishtown

Fishtown: Festivale Brings Community Out in Support of Local Businesses

June 21, 2019 Brian Steinmetz 0

The Fishtown Festivale, held Saturday, June 8, billed itself as a place for old and young to have a great time with family and friends. The event featured food, beverages, clothes, art, street performances and […]

Education

North Philadelphia: Justin Deutsch Introduces High School Students to Media Production

June 19, 2019 Hannah Pittel and Adam Campbell 0

Justin Deutsch’s classroom is filled with an array of tools: about a half-dozen cameras, iMacs, a recording studio, and a couple of green screens. He uses these to teach students how to create multimedia projects, […]

Business

East Falls: Scott’s Lane Remains a Hub of Commercial Activity

June 17, 2019 Holly Martin and Yanuara Ramirez 0

Originally a group of villages surrounding the falls of the Schuylkill River, East Falls flourished as a neighborhood when Philadelphia began to industrialize in the early nineteenth century. The river was an important resource, and […]

Business

North Philadelphia: Black Business List a Crucial Part of Support Network for Black Entrepreneurs

June 14, 2019 Ayooluwa Ariyo and Khanya Brann 0

When Hakim Hopkins was sent to juvenile detention in New Jersey at age 14, his mother sent him the book Native Son by Richard Wright. “I became an avid reader,” Hopkins said. “That was the […]

Education

Graduate Hospital: The Philadelphia Free School Offers Students Self-Directed Education

June 12, 2019 Meghan Costa and Lila McDermott 1

There is no such thing as a typical day at the Philadelphia Free School, located at 2001 Christian St. Students do different things each day, whether that be practicing a song on the piano with […]

Immigration

West Philadelphia: Strained Relationships Arise in City’s Ethiopian Cultural Hub

June 10, 2019 Grace Shallow and Dylan Long 0

In 2010, Addisu Habte, and Ethiopian immigrant now living in West Philadelphia, stood in the doorway of his Wynnewood home, assuring an officer that there was no reason for the police to have been called […]

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Health

Podcast: Yoga has Mind/Body Connection for Positive Mental Well-being Benefits

June 9, 2019 Dee Patel and Christopher Malo 0

Despite the fact that over the last twenty years, Yoga has gone from a marginal activity to an almost mainstream one here in the West, the general impression is that Yoga is still not altogether […]

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