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Kensington

Kensington: Neighborhood Volunteers Come Together for Monthly Cleanup

August 9, 2019Dee Patel and Christopher Malo

With shovels and brooms in hand and dragging trash cans behind them, staff and community volunteers from Prevention Point of Philadelphia cleaned up trash as part of Kensington’s Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, Aug. 3,

Health

North Philadelphia: Maternity Care Coalition Helps Lower Philly’s Infant Mortality Rate One Baby at a Time

July 10, 2019Kelsey Cruz

Suzanne Ellis, a 39-year-old mother from Port Richmond, needed emotional support when she found out she was pregnant. Not money, not diapers, not baby food. She needed to know she wasn’t alone, that she had

Logan

Logan: Free Library Branch Hosts its First Drag Queen Story Hour

July 8, 2019Andrea Malizia

The month of June is Pride month, celebrating inclusion and the LGBTQ community. The Logan Branch of the Free Library brought Pride to kids with its first Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) on Wednesday morning,

Chestnut Hill

Elections: Voter Turnout Varies Between Wealthy and Impoverished Neighborhoods

July 3, 2019Hannah Pittel and

Jassy Perez, a mother and resident of Hunting Park, doesn’t usually vote, but said she is unhappy with the amount of crime in her neighborhood. “There’s violence, shootings, and people selling drugs on the corners

Chestnut Hill

Elections: Committee of Seventy’s Patrick Christmas Talks Improving Voter Turnout

July 1, 2019Hannah Pittel and

The Committee of Seventy is a nonprofit organization that works to drive up civic engagement in the city of Philadelphia. One of the ways it does this is allocating resources to educate people on upcoming

Education

North Philadelphia: Justin Deutsch Introduces High School Students to Media Production

June 19, 2019Hannah Pittel and

Justin Deutsch’s classroom is filled with an array of tools: about a half-dozen cameras, iMacs, a recording studio, and a couple of green screens. He uses these to teach students how to create multimedia projects,

Business

North Philadelphia: Black Business List a Crucial Part of Support Network for Black Entrepreneurs

June 14, 2019Ayooluwa Ariyo and

When Hakim Hopkins was sent to juvenile detention in New Jersey at age 14, his mother sent him the book Native Son by Richard Wright. “I became an avid reader,” Hopkins said. “That was the

Housing

Podcast: New Program is Designed to Help Seniors Age in Place

May 21, 2019Christopher Malo

Bobby McCurdy, at 77 years old, lives by himself in a four bedroom home in the Sharswood neighborhood. Although McCurdy lives alone, he enjoys the freedom of independent living. What McCurdy doesn’t like is the

Business

North Philadelphia: Free Streets Returns to North Broad Street

May 16, 2019Dee Patel and Christopher Malo

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney joined other city officials to announce the open route for this year’s Philly Free Streets event. Residents can explore miles of North Philadelphia without worrying about cars getting in the way.

Education

Strawberry Mansion: Culinary Program Exposes High School Students to New Foods, Skill Sets

May 11, 2019Khanya Brann

Chef Joy Parham directed traffic in her kitchen classroom at Strawberry Mansion High School on a Friday afternoon. That day’s lesson was a collaboration with the Spanish II class and Parham had more students streaming

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