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Year: 2019

Business

North Philadelphia: Free Streets Returns to North Broad Street

May 16, 2019 Christopher Malo

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney joined other city officials to announce the open route for this year’s Philly Free Streets event. Residents can explore miles of North Philadelphia without worrying about cars getting in the way.

Education

Strawberry Mansion: Culinary Program Exposes High School Students to New Foods, Skill Sets

May 11, 2019 Khanya Brann

Chef Joy Parham directed traffic in her kitchen classroom at Strawberry Mansion High School on a Friday afternoon. That day’s lesson was a collaboration with the Spanish II class and Parham had more students streaming

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Crime

Podcast: A North Philadelphia-based Therapist Uses Hip-Hop Therapy to Treat Trauma

May 10, 2019 Christopher Malo

Ronald Crawford (pictured on the right), a mental health therapist based in North Philadelphia, uses hip-hop music to challenge negative culture and educate individuals about drug use. He hopes to engage and encourage people to

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Former Foster Youth Find Opportunity at The Monkey and The Elephant

May 9, 2019 Ngozi Nwanji

Lisa Miccolis’ desire to change the foster care system began after she visited South Africa in 2008. There, she met a 16-year-old Zimbabwean refugee who would lose his refugee status at 18 and have to

Government

Kensington: Community Members Stacked Against Safe Injection Sites

May 3, 2019 Lawrence O'Connor

There was one topic on everyone’s mind at a 24th Police District Police Service Area Three, which serves Port Richmond and Kensington, meeting on April 10. The proposal of the city’s first safe injection site.

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Health

Podcast: Two Philadelphia Women Offer Stories of Hope to People of Diversity Amid Struggle for Mental Health

May 3, 2019 Dee Patel

Two local women of color offer stories of hope for mental health through their book “The Color of Hope: People of Color Mental Health Narratives.” Vanessa Hazzard (below, left) and Iresha Picot (below, right) are

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Honoring Stonewall Through the Arts

April 30, 2019 Jennifer 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, 2019 John 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, 2019 Lila McDermott

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, 2019 Ayooluwa 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.”

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