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Year: 2025

North Philadelphia

The Light We Hold: Inside a Philly Community Gathering of Art and Grief

December 27, 2025Morgan L Ritter

The Philly based art collective The Thread creates public spaces for collective grief, using art and community practices to support people navigating loss.

Featured Stories

“Bubhub” in The 215

December 19, 2025Chelsea Lubbe

Julius Rodriguez, a Philadelphia native, organized his first showcase of his amateur boxers at Presha Gardens in the Huntington Park area.

A man plays a piano with others listening in the background. He is smiling.
Neighborhoods

More Than a Milestone: How Families CCAN’s First In-Person Event Strengthened a Decade of Online Support

December 19, 2025Ellie Blanck, Rachel Williams, Sarah Retallick and Lise Peet

Written and Photographed by Ellie Blanck, Lise Peet, Sarah Retallick, and Rachel Williams Watch an accessible version of this article on our Vimeo site. View images from this article on our Instagram page. After twelve

Environment

Staying Afloat Amid Federal Funding Cuts: A Conversation with Alliance for Watershed Education Managing Director Jamē McCray

November 19, 2025Kayla Levine

As the Trump administration dismantles federal agencies dedicated to monitoring and mitigating the effects of climate change, local environmental organizations are feeling the effects.

Neighborhoods

North Roots Farm Unveils Mural Honoring Community Leaders

November 19, 2025Lucille Baker

In North Philadelphia, a new mural has brought color and meaning to a well-loved corner of the neighborhood. Local artist and Temple graduate Brandy Fortune painted the mural at 2500 N. Bouvier Street to honor

Art and Culture

New Exhibit on Benjamin Franklin Parkway Honors Philadelphia’s History of Protest

November 16, 2025Megan Beal Russell

Nicolo Gentile’s new public work Bar None is an ode to protests that have taken place on Benjamin Franklin Parkway throughout history.  The public art installation features a series of archival images of some of

Immigration

How Two Philadelphia Pastors Are Resisting Trump

November 10, 2025Lilly Harris Werling

On a warm October Sunday inside West Kensington Ministry, 20 people pull up chairs and gather in a circle around the Reverend.  It’s a small church on the corner of Norris Square Park in the heart of North Philadelphia.  The group of congregants is diverse: They are different

Neighborhoods

10th Annual Turkey Day Tailgate

November 10, 2025Chelsea Lubbe

A decade of giving back to Philadelphia’s community, PhillyPR girl’s event returns for their 10th year with the Headstrong Foundation  The Giants and the Eagles had their second match up of the season after taking

Neighborhoods

8 Seconds Rodeo Rides Proudly into Philadelphia

November 9, 2025Chelsea Lubbe and Denise James

8 Seconds Rodeo rider, Tyler Torrey, rides a bull in the finals for a chance to win the $60-thousand grand prize at the Liacouras Center on Oct. 11, 2025.
Photo: Colt Gunn

Kensington

Recovery Through Community: A Conversation with Project HOME Outreach Specialist Monique Taylor

November 7, 2025Áedán Alexander-Mullen

 Kensington, a small neighborhood in the North East of Philadelphia, is considered one of the largest open-air drug markets in the country. Last week, it made national headlines when the FBI publicly raided and arrested

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