As part of the Community Design Collaborative’s three-day “Design in Action 2011” conference, the collaborative led a tour of affordable housing projects that are bringing green design and architecture to neighborhoods where such strategies weren’t [continue reading…]
This past Sunday, members of the Fairhill Friends Ministry assembled at Independence Mall for a silent prayer vigil to advocate for peace on earth. The group of Quakers is not only responsible for the organization [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/30819321] Juan Gomez is a first-generation American. His father is from Puerto Rico and his mother is from the Dominican Republic. He is a Latin-American artist and has been selling his works since the age [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/30751307] Brewerytown and Fairmount Community Development Corporations have been working together to restore the greater business bureau in Brewerytown. The shared goal is to institute the phrase, “two neighborhoods and one community.” The Brewerytown Neighborhood [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/30459298] Salsa and samba music played in the background as people gathered on the streets. The scent of guacamole, barbeque, and tamales lingered in the air as booths set up artwork, food, flags and clothes. [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/30791681] The old Julia De Burgos high school building has sat abandoned for 12 years at Seventh and Lehigh streets, collecting dirt and falling apart piece by piece. Fairhill has an unusually high number of [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/30757745 h=550 w=450] “We were a product of the streets, and now we are the solution,” said Louis Bryant, a member of The Brotherhood of Huntingdon Street. Roughly five years ago a group of North [continue reading…]
Since getting out of prison several years ago, Brandon Jones has been a busy man. Working as a case worker through Philadelphia Ceasefire, Jones sees the negative grabbing the headlines in the Philadelphia area. He [continue reading…]
Julia Press Simmons, 34, has been writing since her father called her a “little liar” and gave her a pen and pad at the age of 11. He told her to start writing her lies [continue reading…]
It’s hard for anyone to be fully prepared for an emergency. Here in Philadelphia floods, fires and even the occasional hurricane affect the city and homes with damage. Understanding how to be prepared for these [continue reading…]
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