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Economy

Nicetown: CDC Leader Majeedah Rashid Building a Better Community

September 23, 2016Rasheed M Reynolds and

Majeedah Rashid is the COO of the Nicetown Community Development Corporation (CDC), an organization dedicated to uplifting the community through education, better housing and financial stability. The Nicetown CDC has maintained that goal since its

Education

Fox Chase: Pennypack Environmental Center Teaches Youth About Environmental Issues

August 31, 2016Taylor Gillen Carson

The Pennypack Environmental Center is a city-owned and operated facility run by Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. The center, located at 8600 Verree Rd., had its official opening in 1969 and is a subdivision of Pennypack Park. It was created with

Amateur Sports

East Oak Lane: African American Boy Scouts’ Troop Has Difficulty With Generating New Committee Members

August 29, 2016Victoria S Batista

Since 1910, the Boys Scouts of America have been shaping young men from all over the nation into the next leaders of our country. At the Oak Lane Presbyterian Church, the scouts of Troop 19

Bustleton

Bustleton: Center for Autism Expands on Grant Avenue to Support a Community in Need

June 29, 2016Taylor Gillen Carson and

The Center for Autism is the oldest treatment center for people with autism spectrum disorder in the United States. Its Northeast location, found at 2801 Grant Ave., is approaching the end of the first part of its multi-phase

Bustleton

Bustleton: Center for Autism Addresses Learning Deficits in Autistic Community

June 29, 2016Taylor Gillen Carson and

Nearing its 61-year anniversary, the Center for Autism is the oldest non-profit autism treatment center in the country. The Northeast Philadelphia center is located at 2801 Grant Ave. and has been in operation since 2009. Alena Subacus,

Business

Strawberry Mansion: Tyrone Williams of NAC Teaches Community To Use Its Voice

June 27, 2016Jordan Gunselman and

Now the head of community engagement at the Strawberry Mansion Neighborhood Action Center, Tyrone Williams has worked his whole life trying to better his community. From a young age, Williams took an active interest in reaching

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Big Five Coaches Like On Court Skills and Off Court Character

June 22, 2016Geno J Cantell

The Big Five college basketball teams in Philadelphia – Temple, St. Joseph’s, La Salle, Pennsylvania and Villanova – each have their own strategies for how they go about evaluating a player’s talent and how to attract them to

Business

Newbold: Spanish-Speaking Organization Promotes and Preserves Mexican Culture and Traditions in South Philly Community

June 21, 2016Taylor Lee Calta

Mexican culture is a major focus for the Spanish-speaking community that gathers in the salmon colored building on the corner of 17th and Dickinson streets in South Philadelphia. Casa Monarca is a small nonprofit organization that

Education

North Philadelphia: Christopher Smith Works To Show Community A Healthier Way

June 13, 2016Victoria S Batista and

Christopher Smith is the assistant manager of environmental services at Jefferson University Hospital. In his spare time, Smith educates and trains his fellow community members about nutrition and physical fitness at his Hunger Games Fit

City Hall

Politics: Committee Of Seventy Works to Improve City Government

June 7, 2016Ryan C Snowden and

It is no secret that Philadelphia has been marred by political scandals and corruption throughout its storied past. From the Abscam sting to the controversies surrounding Mayor Street’s administration, from Vince Fumo’s conviction to current allegations against State Senator

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