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Education

Spruce Hill: The City School Teacher and Her Impact on the School Community

April 4, 2022Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Samantha Maki always knew she wanted to be a teacher. Since the age of six, when she would give out tests to her friends during playdates, teaching was her passion. The first-grade teacher has been at The City School since 2020, working hard to make a difference in the lives of her students.

COVID-19

COVID-19: Seniors Are Plugging Into And Turning On Technology Now More Than Ever

April 1, 2022Philadelphia Neighborhoods

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how older adults view technology from a means of entertainment to a way of living.

Arts and Entertainment

Art & Entertainment: Reaching Into the Mind of a Master With ‘Rodin’s Hands’

March 18, 2022Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Text by John Branyan. On Friday, Feb 4, the Rodin Museum opened its first new installation in three years, focusing on hands crafted by master sculptor Auguste Rodin. Jennifer Thompson, the Gloria and Jack Drosdick

City Hall

Environment: Officials Promise Ambitious Plan for City’s Trees at Public Meeting

July 23, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

The Philly Tree Plan seeks to address both environmental quality and inequality by finding where trees can have the most positive impact and then plant them there.

Arts and Entertainment

COVID-19: Restaurants, Bar Owners, and Musicians are Figuring Out When and How to Bring Live Music Back

July 14, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Sprinkles is not a music venue, but owner Emily Reich was happy to hire jazz musicians to perform on weekends at her ice cream shop to help drum up business.

COVID-19

Northwest: Chestnut Hill West Line Service Returns After Pandemic Disruption

July 9, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

As life begins to return to normal, commuting is too with the restoration of SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill West line.

Business

COVID-19: Community Integrated Services Provides Job Support to Individuals with Disabilities, Even as Pandemic Continues

June 30, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Through the development of virtual learning services, education programs, and community engagement, Community Integrated Services is weathering the pandemic and adapting so that it can provide the support its participants need.

COVID-19

COVID-19: Community Groups Step Up to Aid Vaccination Efforts

June 28, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Organizations like Vietlead and Juntos have hosted clinics to vaccinate immigrant, non-native English speaking communities.

Race

Social Issues: Philadelphia’s Asian American Women Talk Mental Health, Community Support as Anti-Asian Violence Rises

June 18, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Story by Rjaa Ahmed Hannah Chinn, a Chinese American reporter at WHYY, recalled feeling incredibly down the day of the Atlanta mass shootings which killed six women of Asian descent on March 16. Chinn had

COVID-19

COVID-19: Philadelphia Muslims Celebrate Another Ramadan During COVID-19

June 16, 2021Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Story by Rjaa Ahmed Tifrah Aktar, a 27-year-old resident of West Philadelphia, fondly recalled spending Ramadan growing up in various parts of the U.S. Akhtar eagerly looks forward to celebrating the holy month every year

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