City Hall
Transportation: Pausing the KOP Rail Reopens Possibilities for New Transit Priorities
City councilmembers and local advocates discuss how SEPTA should proceed after canceling its King of Prussia extension. [continue reading…]
Year: 2023
Neighborhoods
South Philadelphia: Looking Back While Striving Forward: 44 Years of the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia
Bunrath Math, 55, was only 11 years old when he fled Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge’s brutal rule. As an orphan in the United States, he initially found refuge in Berkshire, Massachusetts, before settling in Philadelphia in 1992. [continue reading…]
Education
Lower Moyamensing: Boosting Literacy Starts Early with Family Storytime at this Library
In Lower Moyamensing, the benefits — and fun — of fostering young readers is on display at the Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library. [continue reading…]
North Philadelphia
West Philadelphia: A New Incentive To Hire More Philadelphia Lifeguards
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation department created a new incentive to hire more lifeguards. The city also hosted a ‘Philly Phreeze’ to raise more funds to fund job incentives.. [continue reading…]
Amateur Sports
Amateur Sports: Philadelphia Catholic League Has Traditions That Extend Beyond the Court. But Can It Continue?
For 103 years, the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) has influenced generations of basketball players and coaches. That history is rivaled by few, if any, high school basketball leagues across the nation [continue reading…]
Mantua
Mantua: Neighborhood Community Center Faces Potential Demolition
Since its founding in 1990, the Mantua Haverford Community Center has been a beacon for youths of all ages—offering an array of daycare services, after-school initiatives, and summer programs—in the neighborhood.
Germantown
Health: The Unseen Cost of an Undiscussed Topic
The fundamental comfortability and taboo nature of talking about women’s health, and access to knowledge period products, and even care has never served women or menstruating people. [continue reading…]
Housing
Northeast Philadelphia: Socks For The Streets Is Reducing The Stigma Of Homelessness
Some residents in Northeast Philadelphia believe there is a stigma around the homelessness and drug abuse impacting the community. Socks for the Streets is a nonprofit that is dedicated to helping end that stigma.
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Arts and Entertainment
Mantua: Murals Serve As Reminders of Community Triumphs
Mural Arts Philadelphia and Mantua have worked together for over three decades, producing murals that are integral to the community and represent the neighborhood’s long history of activism in Philadelphia. [continue reading…]
Fairmount
Fairmount: Joining the Global Conversation on Water Sustainability
World Water Day 2023 brought together academics, city officials, historians and nonprofit workers who believe Philadelphia’s cultural heritage as a port city makes it an important place to talk about the future of water infrastructure. [continue reading…]