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Crime

West Philadelphia: Local Organization Provides Reading Material for Inmates

June 21, 2012

Being able to pry open a book and getting lost in another world or learning a new skill or craft is a privilege not everyone can indulge in, including people living inside prison walls. People

Economy

Germantown: At 10 Tons of Clothing A Week, It’s More Than the Average Thrift Shop

June 19, 2012

https://vimeo.com/44157845] The Germantown Thrift Shop, located at 101 E. Chelten Ave., raises funds for the Whosoever Gospel Mission and provides real-life workforce development training for the men who are enrolled in the New Life Rehabilitation

Arts and Entertainment

East Falls: Red House’s Mission is to Teach Self-Sufficiency

June 5, 2012

Teaching the community to be creative and self-sufficient is the driving force behind Red House,  a nonprofit organization and sewing school all combined in a single space at 3733 Midvale Ave. in East Falls. Red House

QVNA President Jeff Hornstein, Councilman Mark Squilla and Rep. Michael O'Brien talk with Architect Jason Austin about the proposed changes to the Weccacoe Playground building.
Featured Stories

South Philadelphia: Residents Celebrate Upcoming Changes to Weccacoe Playground

June 4, 2012

https://vimeo.com/43392422] The Queen Village Neighbors Association has big plans for Weccacoe Playground. A decade ago residents referred to the playground, a public park on the 400 block of Catherine Street, as “Broken Glass Park,” but

Abandoned Property

Hunting Park: Abandoned Buildings Plague the Neighborhood While City Organizations Work Toward Improvement

April 30, 2012

https://vimeo.com/41317453] Residents of the 4000 block of North Darien Street are like a family. Whether it’s giving the kids a safe place to play after school or forcing thugs and drug dealers off the block,

Economy

Hunting Park: Neighborhood Food Stamp Use Three Times the National Average; New Guidelines May Force Cuts

April 26, 2012

https://vimeo.com/40990630] Not long after graduating from high school, Khalil Smith moved out of his mother’s house in Olney to live with his grandmother in Hunting Park. At the time, he had never thought that he

Featured Stories

South Africa: Martial Arts Crosses Racial Lines

April 21, 2012charper

https://vimeo.com/40633136] This documentary focuses on Ken To Fude No Ryu Kenshu Kai Karate, a dojo and fitness center that defied racial apartheid policies by training people of all races during apartheid rule. Martial arts master Hanshi Solly

Abandoned Property

Kensington: The Fire and The Aftermath

April 10, 2012tua97476

https://vimeo.com/40147019] Imagine waking up at 3 a.m. to sirens, bright lights and smoke-filled air. Your block is almost completely engulfed in flames. For the next two days the place that you call home would be

Education

University City: Local Organization Teaches Kids How to Repair Bicycles

April 9, 2012

https://vimeo.com/40006579] An organization exists in University City that teaches neighborhood children about bicycling. Neighborhood Bike Works, located in the basement of St. Mary’s Church in the middle of the campus of the University of Pennsylvania,

Featured Videos

Strawberry Mansion: Mahogany Philly’s ‘No Excuses’ for Failing to Keep Fit

April 8, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39947332] On the first Saturday of every month, the Mahogany Philly Fitness Club hosts a run/walk event on Kelly Drive. Mahogany Philly was founded by Jamaica Yancy, who started the organization at the beginning of

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