By now, nurse Randi Freeman knows the routine well. Sometimes it is two milligrams, other times four. It depends on the doctor’s orders. She will prick the patient experiencing an overdose with a syringe. The [continue reading…]
It is just before 5 o’clock on a Wednesday afternoon, and there are dozens lined up outside the doors of St. John Church. Some have carts, others have suitcases, while others have mere empty trash [continue reading…]
Walking through the chrome-handled door at the Mayfair Diner, there is often a familiar face to greet you on the other side. Betty Woods has worked the tables here on Frankford Avenue for 46 years. [continue reading…]
Donnie Smith shuffles his papers atop a folding table in the white cinderblock-walled multipurpose room at the Mayfair Community Center. The clock reads just after 7 o’clock. The room is about half-full of chattering residents [continue reading…]
The Uptown Theater is undergoing renovations that could allow it to re-open as a concert venue. The theater, located on north Broad Street just north of Temple University’s main campus, hosted musical legends like the [continue reading…]
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