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Environment

Environment: NonProfit Sustains Through Home Renovations

June 22, 2018Michael Blanche

Over the past 30 years, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia has renovated neglected homes and assisted people earning low-incomes in specifically selected areas of the city. On June 1 and 2, volunteers, experts and neighbors reconditioned 10

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Where Diverse Tastes Meet Ethnic Cuisine

June 20, 2018Serenity Bishop and

University City not only has an eccentric personality from its local shops and architecture, it also provides an array of restaurants. Within just a few blocks, University City provides ethnic cuisine ranging from Japanese and

Education

West Philadelphia: Keith Newman Doing Right By Students At Paul Robeson High School

June 8, 2018Serenity Bishop and

The Dean of Students at Paul Robeson High School for Human Services, Keith Newman, strives each day to connect with 312 students through restorative practices. Robeson offers citywide enrollment to students from all over Philadelphia

Arts and Entertainment

Comedy: Using Improv To Improve Your Mental State

April 23, 2018Means George

Improv comedy is a relatively new art form in which many of its performers advocate the benefits which extend far beyond the stage. The National Alliance on Mental Illness indicates that one in five American

Arts and Entertainment

Comedy: Former Ohio Comics Now Contributing To Local Communities

March 14, 2018Means George

Dorian Vasquez and Setoiyo Ekpo are both Philadelphia-based comedians by way of Columbus, Ohio. Each giving back to North Philadelphia residents in their own way, they just happen — by coincidence — to be helping

Fishtown

Local Music: Five Unorthodox Places To Catch A Show

March 14, 2018Erin Marhefka and

Whats the best way to get to know Philadelphia’s music scene? Easy! Head out to one of the many local shows put together by Philly locals. Each of the following venues are known for their

Arts and Entertainment

West Philadelphia: Libraries “Plant A Seed” That Brings Success And Literacy For West Philly Children

December 22, 2017Alexa Monteleone and

Out of the 339 schools within the Philadelphia School District, only eight have full-time paid certified librarians. Louis Lozzi, a Philadelphia native and teacher said that the lack of library funding in the school system

Cobbs Creek

Cobbs Creek: Environmental Center Educates The Community And Works Alongside The Philadelphia Water Dept.

December 7, 2017Jasmine Sanders

The Cobbs Creek Environmental Center is part of the Alliance for Watershed Education of the Delaware River, one of many organizations in the area providing public education about the environment and our water supply. “One

Amateur Sports

Overbrook: Panthers’ Basketball Program Hopes To Reclaim Storied Past

November 30, 2017Owen McCue

The significance isn’t lost on Cyri Coates. Every time the senior on the Overbrook High School basketball team walks into the school’s Wilt Chamberlain Memorial Gym, he sees the images of the Naismith Basketball Hall

Featured Stories

West Philadelphia: Local organizations tackle food insecurity

November 29, 2017Lian Parsons and

Every Tuesday and Saturday, Kinji Ridley parks his car and unloads boxes of groceries from the trunk, handing them over to volunteers who set them up on benches and picnic tables. A line of dozens of

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