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This past weekend seemed dreary and quiet throughout parts of Germantown. A slow stroll up Germantown Avenue changed all of that when singing, clapping and preaching were heard in the distance. Impacting Your World Christian

“We [tend to] just look at them as numbers, but there’s a story,” said Marla Davis Bellamy, the executive director of Philadelphia Ceasefire. Her perspective reflects Ceasefires’ commitment to developing interpersonal relationships with residents in

Although a new Philadelphia law went into effect earlier this month that makes the hiring process less discriminatory for former convicts, its most prominent supporter is still seeking a full-time job and said the bill

Gina Michaels’ life has all the elements one might expect to find in an artist’s biography: time spent living in New York City, a connection with the natural world, fluency in French, deep spirituality, a

This is a two-part look at revitalization efforts in Frankford in cooperation with our partner, neastphilly.com For the residents of Frankford, neighborhood revitalization efforts are nothing new. The once-thriving historic community has fallen on hard

https://vimeo.com/33327147] When I first agreed to go on a field trip to Merrymead Farm in Lansdale with L.P. Hill Elementary School, I was concerned. The thought of helping chaperone 80 first- through third-graders was a

https://vimeo.com/33187808] Fernanda and Cesar Marroquin were not afraid of the police last month when they joined 11 other activists in an act of civil disobedience in Montgomery, Ala. While Cesar and another activist waited in

https://vimeo.com/33192434] Robberies and assaults have been plaguing the Mexican community of South Philadelphia, but many of the crimes are not reported to the Philadelphia Police Department. “I want to say five years, probably a little