Neighborhoods

[vimeo 49601091] On 60th Street in West Philadelphia, the white building on the corner appears to be just another corner store, but a look inside reveals this isn’t any ordinary building — it’s a gemstone of the

https://vimeo.com/49519327] “We’re sort of a gateway between the outside and the community, and it’s a way for the community to know what’s happening outside, connecting to North Philadelphia,” said Rafael Damast, the arts program manager

[vimeo 49704263] For 12 years, the Trolley Car Diner has served its customers under a name that pays homage to a specific and traditional mode of public transportation. Now, it’s one of the few locations in the city

[vimeo 49661279] A clamor of barking and whining echoed throughout the large cement room at 350 E. Erie Ave. At the center of the room, trainer Marisa Scully called for dogs and owners to begin their

https://vimeo.com/49717928] Metal work for abstract sculptor, Eugene Perry, did not start as a form of art. Originally working for International Towers building cell phone tower equipment, Perry found little time and no monetary value in

https://vimeo.com/49861710] Andrew Simonet found himself wondering who lives in the houses of Philadelphia and what stories are beyond those walls. “To be surrounded by so many people and to know so few of them is

https://vimeo.com/49863529] Imagine welcoming complete strangers into your home and sharing your most personal stories with them.  Twice a week the Bostick family, of the 6100 block of Hegerman Street in Wissinoming, has done just that.

Almost everyone who’s tried Taria Dean’s potato salad has agreed it is delicious. Every time, Dean, owner of T’s Tasty Tater Salad, Inc., would serve up her potato salad at family events and community functions,