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Kensington: Esperanza To Spend $14.5M To Transform Vacant Building Into Health Center

November 1, 2018Dee Patel and Christopher Malo

The new Esperanza Health Center in Kensington is expected to benefit the entire neighborhood by expanding access to much needed medical services in a state-of-the-art facility, said Juan Perez, operations director at Esperanza Health Center.

Port Richmond: Local Woman Created Mobile Site To Troubleshoot Body-Image Issues Through Social Media

October 19, 2018Dee Patel and Christopher Malo

Lauren Hallden from Port Richmond is using a website she created to connect with users in a unique way. Problem Bodies is a site that randomly generates things that are “wrong” with how you look.

Immigration: Alphabet Book Announced At Philadelphia’s Welcoming Week

September 21, 2018Christopher Malo

A new alphabet book designed to promote insight into immigration was announced Friday, Sept. 14, at the kick-off of Philadelphia’s Welcoming Week, a weeklong event meant to forge dialogue between immigrants, non-immigrants, refugees and native

PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com Magazine

March 9, 2018Christopher Malo

In the summer of 2017, through a generous donation from Lew and Janet Klein, PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com invited five former students (Jonathan Ginsburg, Jared Phillips, Ramona Roberts, Brianna Spause and Bob Stewart) to participate in a fellowship

Lawncrest: PhillyRising Connects With Community

December 6, 2012Christopher Malo

PhillyRising is relatively new to Lawncrest, a neighborhood located in the 2nd Police District. Citron said he spent time building connections within the community before launching the program on March 15, 2012. “When we did our initial