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This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo One major, yet underexamined, issue in the publicly contentious process of closing schools is the psychological impact on young children. More

More than $1.5 million was given out to local arts groups earlier this year. The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes grants yearly to help keep community organizations providing services to residents. Awards range from a couple

https://vimeo.com/65415914] Philadelphia’s Office of Property Assessment has implanted a new property tax reform effort, the Actual Value Initiative. Under this reform, many are paying more in property taxes as the values of most homes have

[vimeo 65434018] One of Philadelphia’s oldest high speed lines, the Market Frankford Blue Line, allows commuters to travel between Center City and West Philadelphia within a matter of minutes. However, from 1999 to 2009 the train

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo Cobbs Creek Park runs along the course of Cobbs Creek, which bounds West Philadelphia from Delaware County. Along 63rd Street, which becomes

This Vimeo content is blocked because marketing cookies are disabled. Manage preferencesOpen on Vimeo When the School District of Philadelphia removed the Morton McMichael Elementary from the list of schools that would close at the

https://vimeo.com/65184435] Since Penn Alexander School opened its doors in 2001, it has consistently ranked as one of the top public schools in the city. The independent organization GreatPhillySchools.org – a collaborative effort including nonprofit organizations

Pete Merzbacher is the one man force of tireless bread baking behind Philly Bread, which has operated inside of Aladdin Pizza, located at the corner of 48th and Spruce streets, since the beginning of April.