Mayfair
Energy: Can Green Solutions Reduce Energy Burdens?
205 low-to-moderate income residents have participated in PEA’s programs targeted toward expanding solar installations on city homes [continue reading…]
Neighborhoods
Lawncrest
Lawncrest: Giving Food Waste New Life
Tim Bennett has been in the green energy business for more than 13 years. He started Bennett Compost in 2009 to provide a solution for apartment-dwellers like him who wanted to compost. [continue reading…]
Food
Southwest: The People’s Kitchen, a Free Restaurant, Promotes Community Prosperity
The People’s Kitchen, a free restaurant model, in Southwest Philadelphia was established in 2020 to address this growing need to fight food insecurity by offering free meals from their restaurant front. [continue reading…]
Environment
Southwest: Community Surrounding Former Oil Refinery Site Take Action and Voice Concerns About Redevelopment Plans
Southwest Philadelphia residents push for a legal agreement to govern refinery redevelopment [continue reading…]
Crime
Crime: Heal The Hurt and Value Young Lives
Heal The Hurt and Value Young Lives [continue reading…]
Crime
Crime: Without Targeted Support, Youth are Left Behind
Without Targeted Support, Youth are Left Behind [continue reading…]
Crime
Hartranft: A Neighborhood in Transition
Hartranft: A Neighborhood in Transition [continue reading…]
Crime
Crime: What Can Local Organizations Do to Help Stem the Tide of Violence?
What Can Local Organizations Do to Help Stem the Tide of Violence? [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
North Philadelphia: Can the Next Crimes be Prevented?
November 28 marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Temple student Samuel Collington. [continue reading…]
2022 Midterm Elections
Elections: Philadelphia Students Talk Midterms and Share Issues Important to Them
Registered and non-registered student voters share issues they care about most and mobilize their communities ahead of elections [continue reading…]