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Arts and Entertainment

LGBTQ: The Value of Drag

May 11, 2017 Taylor Andrews-Spicer

Philadelphia has a thriving drag community, with drag shows all over the city and an ever-growing population of performers. On any given night, a drag show is likely going on somewhere in town. Throughout history,

Arts and Entertainment

LGBTQ: Community Impacted by Issues of Body Image

May 11, 2017 Taylor Andrews-Spicer

Body image, or the way that one views his or her own body, is something that impacts people of all shapes, sizes, colors and sexualities. However, there are unique ways that individuals in the LGBTQ

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Medical Students Preserve Cuban Dance and Culture

May 3, 2017 Meghan McFerran

Two University of Pennsylvania medical students are committed to promoting the traditional Cuban dance scene, which is hard to find compared to the salsa dancing and twerking usually seen on the dance floors of Philadelphia.  Michael

Arts and Entertainment

Gayborhood: Bearlesque Performance Group Promotes Body Positivity

May 2, 2017 Taylor Andrews-Spicer

Bearlesque is a body-positive, gender-inclusive burlesque performance group featuring people of all sexualities. The organization was created in 2014 by Josh Schonewolf and Connor Michalchuk as a one-off show for ‘bears,’ a slang term in

Arts and Entertainment

Hunting Park: Black Diamond Dance Troupe Prepares Girls For Healthy Futures Through Dance and Mentoring

May 1, 2017 Hannah McComsey

Hip-Hop music played loudly at the Hunting Park Recreation Center, where a group of young girls smiled with joy as they began preparation for their next performance. The Black Diamond Dance Troupe was founded two

Education

Hunting Park: Family Fit Program Helps Reduce Obesity Through Education and Fitness

April 28, 2017 Dalton Balthaser

Young children and their guardians watched as a big blue, red and white volleyball went back and forth over a volleyball net which signified the beginning of another family fit class at the Esperanza Center

Arts and Entertainment

Powelton Village: Arts Community Leader Passes The Torch After 20 Years Of Service

April 28, 2017 Erin Patterson

After 20 years with the Community Education Center in West Philadelphia, Theresa Shockley is ready to hand over the reins as Executive Director. Prior to Shockley’s time at CEC, she was a student at the  Ohio

Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill: Proposed Expansion of Firehouse Remains a Hot Topic

April 27, 2017 Ryan Wallen

The proposed expansion of the Engine 37 firehouse (above) in Chestnut Hill remains a burning topic in the local community as steps are being taken to allow the 123-year old station to remain functional yet historically

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Brewerytown Garden Brings Neighbors Together Through Food and Fun

April 27, 2017 Cierra Williams

The Brewerytown Garden, located at 27th and Master streets, has become a staple in the community, bringing people together by welcoming them into the space, whether or not they have gardening experience. Nissa Eisenburg is

Featured Stories

Clark Park: Eating Healthy and Affordable with Livengood Family Farm

April 26, 2017 Erin Patterson

Eating healthy, wholesome and local is no longer a privilege but a possibility for everyone in West Philadelphia, thanks to Livengood Family Farms. Entering its 15th year of selling Lancaster, Pennsylvania-grown produce and vegetables, Livengood Family

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