City Hall
Education: Students Voice Concerns to City Officials
Councilmember Helen Gym held a meeting to allow students to explain their concerns from the pandemic.
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Neighborhoods
Center City
Gun Violence: Register Tracey Gordon Hosts Webinar to Discuss Violence, Safety and Solutions in Philadelphia
On April 1, Tracey Gordon, the City of Philadelphia’s Register of Wills, hosted a webinar, Plan. Prepare. Protect. The event was part of a series she hosts on Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m. in [continue reading…]
Center City
COVID-19: William Way Center Holds Vaccine Clinic for Members of the LGBTQ+ Community
The William Way Community Center, in partnership with Philadelphia FIGHT, delivered 200 first-dose vaccination shots to members of the LGBTQ+ community on April 6, 2021. Dozens of people waited on a sunny afternoon in a [continue reading…]
Food
Food: Black Led Chef Collective Holds Food Drives
The chefs behind the community food drives throughout Philadelphia recognized the need for food equality in the aftermath of many grocery stores being shuttered in early June. Now they’re stepping up to the plate. [continue reading…]
Community Meetings
Manayunk: March Neighborhood Council Meeting Covers PHS Beer Garden, PA Legislation, and Dog Parks
The Manayunk Neighborhood Council met March 3 to discuss plans for a PHS pop-up garden, PA legislation, and a potential community dog park. [continue reading…]
City Hall
Gun Violence: Local Organizations Discuss Struggles of Fighting Gun Violence Epidemic
On March 24, the Mayor’s Office of Black Male Engagement (OBME) and the Mayor’s Commission on African American Males (MCAAM) hosted a virtual community meeting to hear from local organizations that are determined to combat [continue reading…]
Center City
Arts & Entertainment: How One Organization Has Created a Close-knit Community for Local Performers and Songwriters
The Philadelphia Songwriters Project is an organization that opens up artists, both songwriters and performers, to more opportunities to showcase their music and advance their musical careers. [continue reading…]
COVID-19
Business: Navigating Through a Pandemic and a Rise in Supporting Black Businesses
2020 has been a trying year for Black business owners. With COVID-19 slowing down potential growth within their business, it was also a time where supporting Black businesses was on the rise. [continue reading…]
Community Meetings
West Philadelphia: Councilmembers and Citizens Call on Wealthy Nonprofit Institutions to Pay Fair Share of Taxes
Concerned citizens and advocates met with Philadelphia City Council members recently to demand wealthy nonprofits in the city, especially universities, pay their fair share of property taxes. Nonprofits don’t pay property taxes but often make [continue reading…]
Community Meetings
Kensington: Developer Seeks to Build Multiuse Property on American Street
The South Kensington Community Partners’ zoning committee has called the proposed construction more “human-scale” than other developments in the neighborhood.
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