Education
Education: Schools Were Closed … but then Returned as Schools
Schools closed in 2013 have been reborn as schools. [continue reading…]
Southwest Philadelphia
Food
Southwest: The People’s Kitchen, a Free Restaurant, Promotes Community Prosperity
The People’s Kitchen, a free restaurant model, in Southwest Philadelphia was established in 2020 to address this growing need to fight food insecurity by offering free meals from their restaurant front. [continue reading…]
Environment
Southwest: Community Surrounding Former Oil Refinery Site Take Action and Voice Concerns About Redevelopment Plans
Southwest Philadelphia residents push for a legal agreement to govern refinery redevelopment [continue reading…]
Grays Ferry
Grays Ferry: Inside the Queen Memorial Library When Water Damage Forced the Building to Close
Queen Memorial Library has been closed since before Labor Day due to water damage causing structural issues throughout the ceilings while ruining rugs and various bookshelves. [continue reading…]
Amateur Sports
Southwest: A Day at John Bartram High School’s Football Homecoming
The day’s 34-0 win vitalized Bartram football team’s players, coaches, and decades of alumni. [continue reading…]
Environment
Environment: What Philadelphia Residents Should Look Out for When Applying for a Street Tree Permit
Getting a street tree planted is not as simple as applying for a permit and a tree appearing. Built-in barriers, block structure and location all have the potential to hinder the process for Philadelphia residents.
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Arts and Entertainment
Environment: UC Green Uses Instagram as a Creative New Way to Help Raise Money for Tree Planting in West and Southwest Philadelphia
UC Green auctioned off dozens of local art pieces and experiences on the Arbor and Art Instagram page to help raise money for their ongoing mission of planting trees and creating a greener Philadelphia. [continue reading…]
Cedar Park
Cedar Park: Folk Herbalist Helps Black and Brown Communities
Folk herbalist and energy worker Desiree Thompson offers black and brown communities an opportunity at unconventional methods of healing. Clients go to Thompson’s shop, Nana Catherine’s Apothecary, for the array of services she can offer them that they otherwise not be able to get anywhere else in the city of Philadelphia. [continue reading…]
Health
Podcast: Two Philadelphia Women Offer Stories of Hope to People of Diversity Amid Struggle for Mental Health
Two local women of color offer stories of hope for mental health through their book “The Color of Hope: People of Color Mental Health Narratives.” Vanessa Hazzard (below, left) and Iresha Picot (below, right) are [continue reading…]
Kingsessing
Kingsessing: Bartram’s Garden Serves Community For Centuries
In Southwest Philadelphia is something beautifully unexpected: the nation’s oldest surviving botanic garden. Bartram’s Garden is a 45-acre national landmark and public space, sprawling along the Schuylkill River in the Kingsessing neighborhood. The Garden is [continue reading…]