Neighborhoods

https://vimeo.com/18391216] For Samuel Nalbandian, owner of Rising Sun Pizza in Lawncrest, the business is a way of life and the recession is nothing to worry about. “For me, it’s been the same,” he said of [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18393543] When it comes to fashion, few cities can compete with New York City. However, Philadelphia, a neighbor to the fashion capital of the world, has been trying for years to make a lasting impression [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18392212] The droning sounds of generators, backhoes, hammers and dropped lumber fill a section of North Central Philadelphia. From Broad Street west to 20th Street, and from Oxford Street northward up to Susquehanna Avenue this [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18393490] “Look, if you’re poor, we’ll give you food stamps. But if you don’t have a place to spend them, then what’s the point?” It’s a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and Jeff Brown is on a [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18393528] “Are they giving something away?” asked the trolley driver as he passed Szypula Bakery on Richmond Street in Port Richmond. This line of people pouring out of the doors of Szypula Bakery on Good [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18394712] The Sunday service at the Bo De Temple, located at 13th and Washington streets, include the deep sounds of gongs and melodic chanting coming from the cross-legged congregation that sit scattered on the large [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/20373605] On a typical Saturday afternoon, some of the residents of 1211 Bainbridge St. are returning to the place they call home after a hard day of work in the field. The men, who can [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18394876] Brick houses with green lawns rest next to vacant lots with overgrown weeds creeping through the chain-link fence. Pink-pedaled remnants of spring blanket the sidewalks.  A group of young men smoke a blunt in the backyard [continue reading…]