https://vimeo.com/18391677] The innocent chatter of a group of elementary age children spills out of a colorful room filled with bookshelves and play mats. Dressed in smocks and wielding paintbrushes, they splash colors on to blank [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18395048] As the Jewish tradition teaches, “kol avarim zeh lazeh,” or “we are all responsible for each other.” At Kol Tzedek, the Reconstructionist Synagogue in West Philadelphia, a Jewish community was built on the foundation [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393472] Remarkably, whether a child eventually graduates from high school relates to behaviors that child’s mother engages in during pregnancy. The mother’s behaviors can affect almost everything about her child’s future from health to social [continue reading…]
At the Science Leadership Academy the students are treated like adults, according a junior at the Science Leadership Academy, Cody Nichols. The Science Leadership Academy (SLA) is a new student oriented, project-based school. The school [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18395028] At the Laura Sims Skate House at Cobbs Creek Park in West Philadelphia, participants in the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation are taught more than just the game of hockey; they are also coached [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18391931] A loudspeaker on the sidewalk blares a heavy bass line outside a building that blends with various shops and markets on South 52nd Street in West Philadelphia. A hand-written welcome on a sheet of [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393225] The full crowd that rocked out to local bands with names such as Agent Moosehead, Psychedelphia and The Big Dirty didn’t reek of marijuana. But they were in full support of it. PhillyNORML, the [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393704] Nestled above Fiesta Pizza and Valentino African Food Store is a 5,000-square-foot yoga studio that offers more than a good stretch and a reiki massage. On the last Sunday of every month Studio 34 [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/20472899 A heavenly aroma spills outs from a bubbling pot of potato squash soup in the basement of the Cavalry Church. Claire Smith quickly turns down the burner and goes back to preparing three large [continue reading…]
Last Tuesday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new West Philadelphia High School. Located just a few steps from the current building, the new facility will replace what was once West Catholic High School [continue reading…]
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