Amateur Sports
Overbrook: High School Wrestler Reflects on Career, Friends, and Future
With the help of Beat the Streets, Daishawn Tilghman found a passion that will carry him on to college. [continue reading…]
Neighborhoods
Cedar Park
Cedar Park: Folk Herbalist Helps Black and Brown Communities
Folk herbalist and energy worker Desiree Thompson offers black and brown communities an opportunity at unconventional methods of healing. Clients go to Thompson’s shop, Nana Catherine’s Apothecary, for the array of services she can offer them that they otherwise not be able to get anywhere else in the city of Philadelphia. [continue reading…]
City Hall
City Hall: 911 Dispatchers Voice Concerns About Understaffing, Disaster Response
Dispatchers spoke about challenges they face on the job that could impact public safety [continue reading…]
COVID-19
New Jersey: Navigating Insurance Claims During COVID-19
Our special reporting on COVID-19 may focus on communities outside Philadelphia, as many of our student journalists are now located outside of the city. Instead, our reporters will cover how the coronavirus is impacting their [continue reading…]
COVID-19
Kensington: How the Kensington Community Food Co-op has Adjusted to COVID-19
Kensington Food Co-op manger Mike Richards said the store must adhere to new coronavirus safety guidelines while keeping co-op members and employees safe. [continue reading…]
COVID-19
Oxford Circle: Northeast Philadelphia Association Steps Up in Time of Need
The Oxford Circle Community Development Association usually focuses on employment, job training, and mentoring — but these days, it’s handing out food. As the nation tries to slow the spread of COVID-19, people have been [continue reading…]
Center City
City Hall: City Council Emergency Funding Clears First Hurdle
An emergency budget transfer is on track to be approved after Philadelphia City Council heard the bill for first reading on Mar. 26, 2020. The $85.4 million transfer will provide funds for the citywide effort to fight [continue reading…]
COVID-19
COVID-19 Resources
Below you will find centralized COVID-19 information at the federal, state and local levels as well as health and well-being resources.. Additional resources combatting COVID-19 misinformation are also provided. This list will be updated as [continue reading…]
Education
North Central Philadelphia: Tree House Books Helps Students Succeed After School
Tree House Books, located at 1430 W. Susquehanna Ave., provides academic, literary, and after-school reading resources for students. The organization focuses on literacy based learning and ensuring every child in Philadelphia has access to books [continue reading…]
COVID-19
Winchester Park: Chaotic Scenes as St. Jerome Closes to Slow Spread of COVID-19
As Philadelphia schools were closing in March to slow the spread of COVID-19, the scene at many schools was chaotic. In Northeast Philadelphia, teachers from St. Jerome Catholic School carried stacks of books out of [continue reading…]