Center City
Spring Garden: Community Protests in Advance of Belarus Election
In anticipation of the presidential election on Aug. 9 in Belarus, protestors assembled at the Art Museum to protest the Belarusian government. [continue reading…]
Neighborhoods
COVID-19
Mt. Airy: Lovett Librarian Shares Stories and Books with Community Despite Coronavirus
Quarantine hasn’t stopped some Philadelphia kids from spending time with their favorite librarian. Dana Giusti, the children’s librarian at Mt. Airy’s Lovett Library has hosted virtual story times over Facebook Live for children since the [continue reading…]
Business
Tacony: Tool Library Launches, Offering Affordable Access to Home Improvement
The library will make tools ranging from circular saws to spotlights borrowable for up to one week, for a small fee. [continue reading…]
Center City
Center City: Demonstrators Rally, March Onto I-676 to Protest Police Violence
The protest followed demonstrations in which police used tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets against civilians. Organizers demanded Mayor Kenney resign in response and for the police to be defunded. [continue reading…]
City Hall
City Hall: Council Approves New Renter Protections
Measures include a lengthy extension of the city’s eviction moratorium and the waiving of all late fees on rent. [continue reading…]
Neighborhoods
Riverfront: Along the Waterfront, a New Deal Era Tour Revisited
As part of the stimulus of the New Deal, President Franklin Deleano Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) employed thousands of writers under the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP). One of the primary achievements of the FWP [continue reading…]
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…]
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…]