There might be less people in the streets this year in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, but the community still found ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in February amid the pandemic and the anti-Asian discrimination that [continue reading…]
The Review Archives administrator Donna Persico uses her social media platform to keep community members connected as she digitizes the massive newspaper archive.
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Felix Agosto has been the head of MVP360, a nonprofit organization that facilitates youth sports teams for seven years. When COVID shut down youth sports leagues, Agosto pivoted his impact to career and social-emotional coaching over Zoom, through the Leadership Academy. [continue reading…]
Editor’s note: This story was updated 4/7/2021 to include additional information provided by the FNA. A small Fishtown shopping center would become a 53-unit apartment building if it receives zoning approval, a prospect some residents [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti-Violence Network (PAAN) is a non-profit agency that is offering a variety of prevention programs to victims of drug abuse and gun violence throughout the city’s neighborhoods. [continue reading…]
Our Lady of Calvary school is providing students with a safe way to learn in person and virtually, while attempting to deliver education to tuition paying families. [continue reading…]
Cynthia Choi of Chinese for Affirmative Action said the COVID-19 surge in hate crimes has Asian people in America fearing for their lives. “The one thing you’ve been allowed to do in the last year is take [continue reading…]
Back in April, SEPTA shut down all Regional Rail lines to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Service to these lines has since been restored, with the exception of the Chestnut Hill West and Cynwyd [continue reading…]
Pit-Stop HQ, a local pet-shop in the Bella Vista, struggled with business at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The owner and employees share what they had to overcome for the business and the dogs. [continue reading…]
New Kensington Community Development Corporation held a homebuyer workshop on Nov. 21 to advise interested buyers of best practices for buying property during a pandemic. [continue reading…]
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