On 21st Street and Susquehanna Avenue sits Maxwell’s, a Jamaican and American restaurant. Owner Norman Maxwell works alongside his wife to cook, bake and occasionally deliver food around the North Philadelphia area. The two Jamaican natives, opened [continue reading…]
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Summer vacation felt alive and well last Saturday afternoon on the 1600 block of Susquehanna Avenue. School may have started a week ago for most of the children in the neighborhood, but the smell of [continue reading…]
Revitalizing a building takes more than just millions of dollars and community support—it takes time. In Linda Richardson’s case, one revitalization took 15 years. As president of the Uptown Entertainment and Development Corp., Richardson has [continue reading…]
[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/su1013northcentraluptownss2″ height=550 width=600] On North Broad Street sits a relic of a different time, a time when segregation was the norm across America and black Philadelphia entertainers needed a place to showcase their talent. [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18641494] Very often when new government programs are implemented, it can take years for them to take effect. For example, Philadelphia launched a 10-year abatement program to boost a long decline in population in 1997. [continue reading…]
Some kids are just lazy. They don’t care. They must have bad parents. The stigma attached to truants and dropouts is highly generalized, misinformed and many times simply wrong. Lynnette C. Anderson of the Women’s [continue reading…]
What can an 80-year-old nun, a recovering drug addict, a recent college graduate and a handful of volunteers accomplish? The short answer is a lot. Gary Robbins is a recovering drug addict from Delaware. He [continue reading…]
[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/su1013northcentraloneblock” height=550 width=600] Being a block captain is not for everyone. Keeping up with community events and informing neighbors—voluntarily—takes time, dedication, and an understanding of the neighborhood. Katherine Lakins of 19th and Nicholas streets [continue reading…]
Isaac Young didn’t always have a passion for basketball. As a 5-foot-10-inch 8th-grader, he simply was not interested. One year and a 6-inch growth spurt later, a basketball coach at Benjamin Franklin High School recognized [continue reading…]
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