North Philadelphia

https://vimeo.com/18391951] “You want to know what ‘WKG’ stands for?” said Dilson Mejia, a short, dark-haired seventh grader at Fairhill School. A classmate yanked on his gray hooded sweatshirt to quiet him. “It’s nothing,” he said.

https://vimeo.com/18391449] A small coffee house called Mugshots could be the catalyst to revitalize a long suffering area of North Philadelphia. With the help of a $50,000 government grant left over from some stimulus money earmarked

https://vimeo.com/18391229] The Philadelphia city government initiative known as “ReStoring Philadelphia’s Economic Corridors” has been active in helping revitalize certain community commercial corridors sections since 2007. When launched three years ago, then-Mayor John Street and City

https://vimeo.com/18395266] “There’s only so much I can do if they don’t even know how to click the mouse.” On a busy weekday afternoon at the Ramonita G. deRogriguez Branch of the Free Library located at

https://vimeo.com/18393636] Jorge Santana apologizes for his mounting frustration. With each graffiti-laden corner in the Southwest section of Hunting Park that he passes, his sighs get louder and his head shakes more emphatically. “Sorry, I get

https://vimeo.com/18394156] When some teens at the Allegheny West Foundation’s after-school program were sent texts encouraging them to attend the recent flash mobs in Center City, they ignored them altogether and stayed in the center, reading

https://vimeo.com/18393244] The Alaqsa Halal Meats and Groceries on Wyoming Avenue is a desolate place as the month winds down. Husam Abdullah, the owner, awaits the new month with apprehension because with it comes a replenishment

Just a few short weeks ago, Olney’s PA CareerLink Center was bustling with activity, with many job-searching hopefuls lined up outside of its door and still more seated in the waiting room. Today, the office is almost a ghost town.