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HomeAuthorsGrace E. Maiorano

Articles by Grace E. Maiorano

5th Street

Hunting Park: Bodegas and Bodyshops Revive The Economy of North 5th Street

December 14, 2016Grace E. Maiorano

Specks of sawdust shimmered in the sunlight as the shrill of power tools echoed throughout the skeleton of a body shop. The sight is no longer uncommon along the 5th Street Corridor of North Philadelphia,

Environment

Juniata Park: Carribbean Native Connects Local Community To Philly Creek

November 7, 2016Grace E. Maiorano and

As litter from the sea washed upon the white sand beaches of Puerto Rico, Doryán De Angel discovered her zeal. Fueling her fervor for the recovery of Earth’s waterways, the environmentalist is now the community

5th Street

Hunting Park: Latin Music Lessons Transcend The Classroom

November 4, 2016Grace E. Maiorano

Salsa rhythms pulsate beyond the basement of Esperanza College and flow into the streets of Hunting Park. The Caribbean-based beats resonate from Artístas y Músicos Latino Americanos (AMLA), a non-profit arts and artist’s organization established in

Amateur Sports

Hunting Park: Mentor Uses Education and Squash Experience To Enrich Youth

November 3, 2016Ashley Nicole Portillo and

Scott Redpath is the program director of SquashSmarts located at the Lenfest Center on 10th and Pike Streets. Since graduating from St. Lawrence University in 2009, the Philly native has been mentoring students both in

Economy

Hunting Park: Local Efforts Encourage Minorities And Millennials To Vote

October 28, 2016Grace E. Maiorano and

Equipped with pledge cards, iPods, and polling data, a group of five millennials cramped into a minivan. Maneuvering through North Philadelphia, the team knocked door-to-door along nestled rowhomes in Hunting Park, Juniata Park, and Feltonville,

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