Story by Kent Kuo Earlier this year, the City of Philadelphia launched its first “Tree Plan,” a 10-year plan to manage and grow the city’s tree canopy. Neighborhoods with decent tree coverage tend to have [Read More]
In Judaism one of the main values is tikkun olam, the Hebrew phrase means “repairing the world” and that is exactly what Congregation Rodeph Shalom is doing in the Poplar community. Rodeph Shalom, located at [Read More] [Read More]
Story by Adeena Syed On Tuesday, Oct 5, Mural Arts Philadelphia unveiled its newest mural—a work celebrating nine formerly incarcerated Philadelphians whose post-prison lives offer inspiration to the larger community. The mural, titled Point of [Read More]
story by Mary Olivia Kram On August 30th, Eric Bresler, owner of the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art, found a bright orange violation form from Philadelphia’s Office of Licenses and Inspections once again taped to [Read More]
The Philadelphia Freeze, a women’s ice hockey team based out of University City, returned to the ice on Oct. 2 after its 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The 48th and Woodland playground has served as the field for many youth baseball players. Regardless of race, gender, and economic status, PAYSA has created a home for everyone within the West Philadelphia community.
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When Jeannine Cook opened Harriett’s Bookshop in Fishtown last February she was taking two risks: opening a small independent bookstore in an Amazon-dominated era and opening on the cusp of a global pandemic. “COVID has [Read More] [Read More]
Business owners are dealing with millions of dollars in damages, as well as lost inventory and records. [Read More]
Story by Adeena Syed As more Afghan refugees come to the city of Philadelphia in the wake of the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations has [Read More]
Story by Alan Lu Heng Fa Food Market, the largest grocery store in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, has remained financially successful despite increasing worries around the COVID-19 delta variant. The Chinatown Development Corporation estimated that the average [Read More]
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