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LGBTQ: Softball League Unites the Community

April 4, 2017Taylor Andrews-Spicer

City of Brotherly Love Softball League (CBLSL) is one of Philadelphia’s largest and oldest LGBTQ sports organizations. The league was created in 1981 by J.J. Hendley as an outlet for LGBTQ individuals who wanted both

Northwest: Mount Airy Learning Tree Branching Out to Create Stronger Community

April 3, 2017Howard Knapp and

Mount Airy Learning Tree (MALT) is a community-based nonprofit organization that has been bringing together members of the Northwest Philadelphia community for more than 35 years. Founded in 1980 by Barbara Bloom, MALT looks to

Old City: “What is Good for Our Residents is Probably Good for Our Community.”

March 31, 2017Emily Milliron and

Job Itzkowitz is the executive director of the Old City District in Philadelphia. Since starting the job in August of 2014, he has lead a staff that is committed to the improvement of the Old City District for

Center City: Philadelphia’s Irish Community Supports Civil Rights

March 30, 2017Shannon Hurley

People of Irish descent in Philadelphia have a history dating back to the pre-American Revolution era. According to the Global Philadelphia Association (GPA), Irish Americans make up the largest ethnic group in the Philadelphia area.

LGBTQ: Toasted Walnut Brings the ‘L’ Back to LGBTQ

March 30, 2017Taylor Andrews-Spicer

When Sisters Nightclub closed in 2013 after serving the lesbian community for 17 years, Philadelphia lacked a gathering space catered to LGBT women. However, with the opening of Toasted Walnut Bar & Kitchen, that need has

Hunting Park: Program Leader Gives Back to the Next Generation of Lenfest Center Learners

March 29, 2017Dalton Balthaser

As a youth in Hunting Park, Kysheen Wilson was always looking for a place that he could get excited about. In 2007, the Philadelphia Police Athletic League began to use the building on N.10th St.

Tioga: Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Gives Students an Educational Head Start

March 29, 2017Hannah McComsey

Bright lights shine on the beaming green and orange painted walls as the next group of children happily walked into the Mercy Neighborhood Ministries building located on W. Venango Street in Tioga. The inviting staff

Chestnut Hill: Chestnut Hill Local Remains a Vital Part of Northwest Community

March 28, 2017Ryan Wallen

Since its inception in 1958, The Chestnut Hill Local newspaper has served neighborhoods in the Northwest section of Philadelphia, covering smaller-scale news stories pertaining to the local community, rather than the entire city. “The Chestnut

Hunting Park: SquashSmarts Prepares Kids For What Is Next In Life Through Squash

March 28, 2017Dalton Balthaser and

The loud sound of the collision of a rubber squash ball with a white wall reverberated around the squash courts at SquashSmarts, on the second floor of the Lenfest Center, as sweat dripped down the

Oxford Circle: Pastor Looks to Spread God’s Love Outside of Church

March 27, 2017Julianne Johnson

Growing up at 18th Street and Glenwood Avenue, Leonard M. Dow saw a community overcome by drugs. At the same time the crack cocaine epidemic gripped the nation, not sparing Dow’s North Philadelphia neighborhood. Manufacturing