Neighborhoods

In a considerably small beach town, there are five different types of residential areas for homeowners and visitors to consider.

Through the chaos of a busy summer town, the West 17th Street neighborhood remains hidden in the middle of it all.

The pandemic has affected small businesses all over the country but the towns along the Jersey shore have been facing numerous other issues due to their strictly seasonal visitors.

“When it gets hot, this area is hot.” Beat the Heat will continue its focus on in-home cooling this summer, providing fans and air conditioners to Hunting Park residents who need it most.

In Philadelphia, history can be found around every corner. But a group of friends who call themselves The Privy Diggers have been finding it 20- to 30-feet underground. The Privy Diggers consist mainly of Michael

Philadelphia residents often feel it’s up to them to combat litter in their neighborhoods. A patchwork of City resources, community groups, and motivated individuals work to free individual communities of trash.

Story by Rjaa Ahmed Tifrah Aktar, a 27-year-old resident of West Philadelphia, fondly recalled spending Ramadan growing up in various parts of the U.S. Akhtar eagerly looks forward to celebrating the holy month every year

Story by Rjaa Ahmed “COVID don’t respect no borders,” Anh Nguyen, a local organizer, shouted at a crowd of roughly 50 protesters and spectators who gathered outside Amtrak’s 30th Street Station.  “Why should we?” the