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Home2023

Year: 2023

Fairmount

Fairmount: Joining the Global Conversation on Water Sustainability

March 20, 2023Elizabeth DeOrnellas and George W. Miller

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. 

Germantown

Germantown: Formerly Incarcerated Women Work Toward a More Peaceful City

February 14, 2023Elizabeth DeOrnellas and George W. Miller

Michelle Simmons founded Why Not Prosper 21 years ago after returning home from prison. The group operates three residential facilities in Philadelphia. In the past year, they started holding peace walks every two weeks with the goal of drawing people into their Germantown command center. 

Mayfair

Energy: Can Green Solutions Reduce Energy Burdens?

February 10, 2023Elizabeth DeOrnellas

205 low-to-moderate income residents have participated in PEA’s programs targeted toward expanding solar installations on city homes

Lawncrest

Lawncrest: Giving Food Waste New Life

February 7, 2023Elizabeth DeOrnellas

Tim Bennett has been in the green energy business for more than 13 years. He started Bennett Compost in 2009 to provide a solution for apartment-dwellers like him who wanted to compost.

Food

Southwest: The People’s Kitchen, a Free Restaurant, Promotes Community Prosperity

January 20, 2023Nadiyah Timmons

The People’s Kitchen, a free restaurant model, in Southwest Philadelphia was established in 2020 to address this growing need to fight food insecurity by offering free meals from their restaurant front.   

Amateur Sports

Sports: An AED’s Importance at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School

January 13, 2023Emilie Rae Cochrane

Plymouth Whitmarsh High School prioritizes the health of its students, especially their hearts. With multiple AEDs around the school, the medical and athletic staff are entirely prepared to save anyone who might suffer a cardiac arrest.

2022 Midterm Elections

Elections: Reproductive Rights Activists Looked to the Election and Beyond for the Future of Abortion in Pennsylvania 

January 10, 2023Sarah R Collins

Leading up to the election, activists were focused on advocacy and voter mobilization to keep abortion legal in Pennsylvania. Following the results of Pennsylvania’s midterm election, that work has paid off.

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