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At 17, Nelson Jones started to see his father in him and didn’t like what he saw. Nelson grew up in a family with13 siblings and an alcoholic father who use to beat his mother.

Sheila Johnson left her corporate banking job in Center City and returned to her community to help run the University Thriftshop at 1723 Cecil B. Moore Ave. This business is about recycling items that people

Given its massive size it’s hard to miss this church complex with its gorgeous stained glass windows and Gothic Revival-style architecture when traveling along Diamond Street in North Philadelphia a few blocks west of Broad

https://vimeo.com/44622577] Penrose Park, located at 1101 W. Susquehanna Ave., has played a huge role as the corner spot in its local community. It is a place, especially with the newly embraced long summer hours, where residents

https://vimeo.com/25662284] Standing at the corner of Broad and West Jefferson streets sits a massive brick building with rows of scalloped, white-trimmed windows and two fluted pillars that adorn the sides of a set of rusted

https://vimeo.com/25598721] When seeing pitched tents and tables covered in fresh fruits and vegetables while strolling through a community chances are that scene is a farmers market — a one stop shop where people can go

https://vimeo.com/25598177] This new Temple University program in North Philadelphia literally provides a fresh twist to Temple’s mission of ‘giving back’ to the surrounding community. Launched by Temple’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) this

When Jim Kim decided to open a business, he thought going into the restaurant industry was the perfect fit. After managing a restaurant in West Philadelphia for a few years with a few friends, the