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Brewerytown: Commuters React to Trolley Changes, Transportation in the Neighborhood

March 9, 2020 Emma Goldhaber and Claudia Estrada 0

Trolleys have been removed from Brewerytown’s Route 15 line due to road construction, and residents express concern for the future of Philadelphia transportation as a whole. […]

Brewerytown

Sharswood: Vaux Community Health Center Offers Health Services, but Needs More Patients

December 16, 2019 Christian Starr and Marie Angele Zoungrana 1

Shawn Jackson and Susan Gresko stood in front of an auditorium crowd of almost 50 Brewerytown and Sharswood residents at Camelot Academy on Oct. 17. They were there to speak on behalf of Vaux Community […]

Brewerytown

Sharswood: Local Activist Jennifer Bennetch Pushes Back Against PHA

December 6, 2019 Christian Starr and Marie Angele Zoungrana 2

Two years ago, the Philadelphia Public Housing Authority (PHA) broke ground on a brand new headquarters at the intersection of Ridge Avenue and Master Street in Sharswood. The building opened and became fully operational in […]

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Brewerytown: Black Men Engaging Neighborhoods Marches to Change Mindsets

November 12, 2019 Christian Starr and Marie Angele Zoungrana 2

Organization holds rallies on blocks around city that have seen their fair share of violence […]

Brewerytown

Sharswood: Sanctuary Farm Fights Community Hunger with Urban Agriculture

October 14, 2019 Christian Starr and Marie Angele Zoungrana 0

Brewerytown resident Layla Woodard made her way through the concrete blocks of her neighborhood one late September afternoon to pick up fresh produce from the leafy terrain of Sanctuary Farm’s market at 22nd Street and […]

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Former Foster Youth Find Opportunity at The Monkey and The Elephant

May 9, 2019 Ngozi Nwanji and Chad Gelfand 0

Lisa Miccolis’ desire to change the foster care system began after she visited South Africa in 2008. There, she met a 16-year-old Zimbabwean refugee who would lose his refugee status at 18 and have to […]

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North Philadelphia: Community Supports Library Amid Budget Crunch

April 26, 2019 Ayooluwa Ariyo 0

“In Philadelphia, there’s gonna be reduced levels of poverty,” he said. “One of the vehicles to do that is the library system. But, you have to have libraries that have strong programming that would aid the community to move out of that low-income situation.” […]

Brewerytown

North Philadelphia: Children’s Librarian Kayla Hoskinson Talks Rock Climbing and Safe Learning Spaces

March 28, 2019 Chad Gelfand and Ngozi Nwanji 0

The rock climbing wall inside the Cecil B. Moore Library at 23rd Street and Ridge Avenue is an atypical, but exciting, sight to see when first entering a library. After being shut down for two […]

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Community Comes Out For Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

December 12, 2018 Sarah Madaus 0

Families and business owners braved drizzle and mild temperatures on Sunday, Dec. 2, for Brewerytown’s annual Christmas tree lighting at the Girard Avenue Dream Garden, located between 31st Street and Girard Avenue. The event was […]

Brewerytown

Fairmount Park: Rep. Donna Bullock Convenes Panel On Environmental Gentrification At Newly Opened Discovery Center

November 14, 2018 Sarah Madaus and Gail Vivar 0

At the end of September, Fairmount Park unveiled the newest addition on the East side of the park, The Discovery Center, located at 3401 Reservoir Drive. The center is established as a nature sanctuary around […]

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