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Home2023

Year: 2023

Amateur Sports

Nicetown: PYB Hopes to Open New Youth Center Next January

May 25, 2023 Emilie Rae Cochrane

Construction is underway on the Alan Horwitz “6th Man” Center, which will bring basketball and positive programming to Philly youth.

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: FDR Park Plan Brings New Hope To Philadelphia Youth Sports Organizations

May 23, 2023 Dylan James Bowman

FDR Park in Philadelphia has begun construction on their decade-long park plan, which has many youth sports organizations excited about all the benefits it will bring.

Amateur Sports

Keeping a Tradition Alive, The PCL Thrives as the Big 5 Fades at the Palestra

May 23, 2023 Javon Edmonds

Although Big 5 basketball is leaving The Palestra for Wells Fargo Center, PCL hoops aren’t going anywhere.

Kensington

Kensington: What Should Be Done with the Opioid Settlement Funds?

May 18, 2023 Jada M Wilson

Kensington community members tell us where the millions of dollars from opioid settlements should and should not go.

Germantown
Education

Education: Financial Pressures Pushed the District to Close Schools but Resale Efforts Fall Short

May 11, 2023 Elizabeth DeOrnellas

Financial Pressures Pushed the District to Close Schools but Resale Efforts Fall Short

Fairhill Elementary
Crime

Education: Did the 2013 School Closures Lead to Increased Youth Violence?

May 11, 2023 Michala J Butler

Did the 2013 School Closures Lead to Increased Youth Violence?

The former Germantown High School as seen in 2023.
Education

Education: Germantown Pride Persists a Decade After School Closures Wounded the Community

May 11, 2023 Elizabeth DeOrnellas

Germantown Pride Persists a Decade After School Closures Wounded the Community

Vaux Community Building
Education

Education: Nonprofits Provide Opportunities for Philadelphia Youths

May 11, 2023 Ella Lathan

Nonprofits Provide Opportunities for Philadelphia Youths

Kristen Clark
Education

Education: The School Closures Were Traumatic

May 11, 2023 Ella Lathan

Kristen Clark said that the school closures of 2012 and 2013 were traumatic.

Fulton Elementary
Education

Education: The Lasting Effects of the 2013 School Closures

May 11, 2023 Elizabeth DeOrnellas

Ten years after the School District of Philadelphia closed 24 public schools, the impact looms large.

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