The hot June sun beats down onto a hot concrete and asphalt landscape in North Philadelphia. The humidity outside gives the air a city taste. A kid runs by into a building on the corner [continue reading…]
The Mt. Airy Art Garage (MAAG) is a community organization unlike Daisy Juarez has ever been involved in.
“We have visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, we even have a quilting club,” she said. “It’s a multifunctional garage.”
Juarez became a member last year after moving to Philadelphia. An artist herself, Juarez said she was looking to join an organization similar to the watercolor society she was part of in Illinois – a group where she could connect with fellow artists as well as with the community – luckily, she discovered the Art Garage.
“We’re really all about community and creativity,” said Linda Slodki, president and cofounder of MAAG. “Our goal is to bring artists out of isolation.” [continue reading…]
For many, the battered streets beneath the El along Kensington Avenue serve as an eyesore, but for some, it is an outlet of expression.
Photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge, 31, has turned the littered sidewalks of Kensington into a narrative of the neighborhood’s struggle
with drugs and addiction through his blog Kensington Blues. By using photographs, audio recordings and journal entries, Stockbridge utilizes several media platforms to show the lives of those living along Kensington Avenue, better known to them as “the Ave.”
Stockbridge started Kensington Blues in 2008 after spending years photographing the interior of abandoned houses around Philadelphia. Through his work within blighted neighborhoods he became more familiar with those who occupied their streets and narrowed his focus to document their stories. [continue reading…]
Mayor Michael Nutter wanted to raise additional money for schools by implementing the Actual Value Initiative in 2012. Now the mayor says AVI will be revenue neutral. “The city is not ready to implement [AVI]. [continue reading…]
[vimeo 63675884] Tragedy struck the Tustin Recreation Center Thursday afternoon when 17-year-old Bernard Scott was caught in the crossfire of gunshots that erupted during a fight on 59th and Lancaster. Scott was an innocent bystander, police said. Scott staggered [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/63844581] Like many large and older cities, Philadelphia is stricken with a plethora of abandoned properties. More than 40,00 vacant lots exist in the city, according to phila.gov. Prone to crime and the dumping of [continue reading…]
Located at 47 E. Haines St., the Janes Memorial United Methodist Church sits nearby Germantown High School and across the street from Robert Fulton Elementary School, both of which will be closed by September. Janes [continue reading…]
Shirts tucked in and socks pulled up, basketball players arranged themselves for a foul shot. The referee handed No. 3 a ball nearly twice the size of his head. No. 3 is a 6-year-old player [continue reading…]
Residents of Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapely on the corner of Greene Street and West Washington Lane found a way to spread cheer to needy children abroad. Nearly 20 resident seniors teamed up with Clowns [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/59466455] The 8th Street Community Church, located on the 3700 block of Eighth Street in Hunting Park, is full of laughter on weekday afternoons. Pastor Andy Kim runs an after-school program for the local children. [continue reading…]
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