Special Reports

If Juan Marrero had his way, the city would tear down the fence in front of that trash-strewn vacant lot down the street from his house. If the city just did that, Marrero insists that

  https://vimeo.com/22194694] Even though humans are warm blooded there is always a constant struggle to be comfortable in one’s home. In the winter everyone wears layers of clothes or bundles up in blankets and in

  If the real estate market was constructed into a roller coaster ride, its passengers would be in for a free-falling ride of dropping down steep hills with occasional peaks of climbing higher, only to

Professor Edward Trayes’ photo class has done a multimedia project about smoking in Philadelphia, where nearly one out of every four people smoke. That rate is one of the highest in the country. See the

https://vimeo.com/21961403] In 2009, Michael Tucker was one of a handful of students from the Miles School of Business Credit chosen to participate in a special program, The Vineyards at 16th. Located on 16th and Ridge Avenue,

Christine Gilyard was given a second chance at life. Homeless and addicted to drugs, she was trying to numb the pain of life. She was living in a shelter as she coped with her only

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“Francisville is filled with vacant lots and we are working hard to stabilize them,” said Penelope Giles, the president of the Francisville Neighborhood Development Corp. Recently, the Planning Commission of Philadelphia has released a draft