Neighborhoods

https://vimeo.com/30860822] “I am green on the outside, red and juicy on the inside,” Laura Alminde said as she quizzed Lacey Yoder’s first grade class at L.P. Hill Elementary School. “I have seeds but you don’t

As part of the Community Design Collaborative’s three-day “Design in Action 2011” conference, the collaborative led a tour of affordable housing projects that are bringing green design and architecture to neighborhoods where such strategies weren’t

In a basement of a small apartment in Tacony, four mentally disabled adults were found chained to a boiler and locked behind a steel door in what Philadelphia police described the location as a “dungeon”

https://vimeo.com/30713141] This month the Community Design Collaborative co-hosted “Design in Action 2011,” a three-day conference that brought more than 300 community design professionals and volunteers from around the world to Philadelphia to discuss public interest

This past Sunday, members of the Fairhill Friends Ministry assembled at Independence Mall for a silent prayer vigil to advocate for peace on earth. The group of Quakers is not only responsible for the organization

https://vimeo.com/30774551] Just a few blocks away from the nightlife and culture of Main Street, the Starfinder Foundation is housed in a large, unassuming, blue warehouse. More than 600 Philadelphia youth take part each year in

With Halloween approaching, many children are getting ready to dress up and fill their bags with candy. In Germantown, many churches and community centers are also starting to prepare for Halloween events designed to keep

https://vimeo.com/30819321] Juan Gomez is a first-generation American. His father is from Puerto Rico and his mother is from the Dominican Republic. He is a Latin-American artist and has been selling his works since the age