Philadelphia Neighborhoods

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

River Wards

November 19, 2025 0

As the Trump administration dismantles federal agencies dedicated to monitoring and mitigating the effects of climate change, local environmental organizations are feeling the effects. The Alliance for Watershed Education of the Delaware River (AWEDR) organizes community engagement workshops with wildlife services in and around the greater Philadelphia area. AWEDR [continue reading...]

North Roots Farm Unveils Mural Honoring Community Leaders

Neighborhoods

November 19, 2025 0

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 [continue reading...]

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

November 16, 2025 0

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 [continue reading…]

How Two Philadelphia Pastors Are Resisting Trump

November 10, 2025 0

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 [continue reading…]

10th Annual Turkey Day Tailgate

November 10, 2025 0

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 [continue reading…]

8 Seconds Rodeo Rides Proudly into Philadelphia

November 9, 2025 0

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 [continue reading…]

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

November 7, 2025 0

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 [continue reading…]

Artist José Ortiz-Pagán on Indigenous Spiritual Practices and Art in a Time of Political Upheaval

November 7, 2025 0

José Ortiz-Pagán is a Puerto Rican visual artist based in Philadelphia. His work focuses on harnessing indigenous spiritual practices through murals, installations, performances and spiritual rituals to create community-engaged art. Ortiz-Pagán spoke to Philadelphia Neighborhoods [continue reading…]

Funding Queer Art Amid Trump’s DEI Crackdown: A Conversation with Leeway’s Pia Agrawal

November 7, 2025 0

The Trump administration’s crackdown on arts and culture funding has had particularly dire consequences for queer and trans artists and the organizations that support them. A PA Humanities CultureCheck report found that more than 90% [continue reading…]

“Create Spaces of Love and Abundance”: Bearded Ladies Cabaret Founder Rose Jarboe Talks Resistance Through Queer Art

November 7, 2025 0

Since Trump took office in January, arts organizations that support queer and trans artists have faced political backlash and funding cuts. But in Rose Jarboe’s world, it ain’t over till the bearded lady sings. Jarboe [continue reading…]

Keeping Puerto Rican Culture Alive Through Art: A Conversation with Marilyn Rodriguez

November 7, 2025 0

Philadelphia Neighborhoods sat down with Marilyn Rodriguez, the Education Director at Taller Puertorriqueño. Taller is an arts and culture organization in the heart North Philadelphia, a neighborhood that is home to approximately 67,000 Hispanic residents. [continue reading…]

Muslim students gathered in the James E. Marks Cultural Center for prayer on Oct. 3, 2025

“Fear Doesn’t Drive Us, Community Does”: Philadelphia Muslim Communities Respond to Rising Political Tensions

November 5, 2025 2

Philadelphia’s Muslim communities are working to build safe spaces as they navigate the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrant communities and an increase in Islamophobic violence since Isreal’s war on Palestine began in 2023. Currently, there [continue reading…]

“No Contract, No Peace”: Philly Hotel Workers Strike Ahead of City’s Biggest Tourism Year

November 5, 2025 0

This month, Unite Here Local 274, a labor union of nearly 4,000 private sector hotel and food service workers, is going on strike. After 17 months without a new contract, Unite Here is demanding that [continue reading…]

North Philadelphia Community Spotlight: A Conversation With Hazel Edwards

November 5, 2025 0

As the Trump administration rolls back federal nondiscrimination protections, restricts access to gender-affirming care, and rescinds protections for transgender students’ rights to use bathrooms that match their gender identities, Philadelphia Neighborhoods Reporter Jada Montgomery sat down with [continue reading…]

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

North Roots Farm Unveils Mural Honoring Community Leaders

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

How Two Philadelphia Pastors Are Resisting Trump

10th Annual Turkey Day Tailgate

8 Seconds Rodeo Rides Proudly into Philadelphia

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

Artist José Ortiz-Pagán on Indigenous Spiritual Practices and Art in a Time of Political Upheaval

Funding Queer Art Amid Trump’s DEI Crackdown: A Conversation with Leeway’s Pia Agrawal

“Create Spaces of Love and Abundance”: Bearded Ladies Cabaret Founder Rose Jarboe Talks Resistance Through Queer Art

Keeping Puerto Rican Culture Alive Through Art: A Conversation with Marilyn Rodriguez

“Fear Doesn’t Drive Us, Community Does”: Philadelphia Muslim Communities Respond to Rising Political Tensions

“No Contract, No Peace”: Philly Hotel Workers Strike Ahead of City’s Biggest Tourism Year

North Philadelphia Community Spotlight: A Conversation With Hazel Edwards

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Keeping Puerto Rican Culture Alive Through Art: A Conversation with Marilyn Rodriguez

Taller Puertorriqueño’s Feria Del Barrio Celebration

Concilio’s Annual Hispanic Fiesta