Two years after Governor Tom Corbett’s initial budget cuts 23 of Philadelphia’s public schools closed their doors leaving students, parents and teachers to face the chaos of an over-burdened education system. Earlier this month, many [continue reading…]
McPherson Square Park, more commonly known as “Needle Park” among the Kensington community, used to be a place of high drug usage and crime. Children weren’t safe, and the risk of getting stuck by a [continue reading…]
New initiatives are happening in Kensington and for Impact Hub Philadelphia, it’s a community kitchen that will serve as a gateway for bringing together more than food and the community. Impact Hub’s Kitchen Project Manager Laurel [continue reading…]
Efrain Diaz had a bad addiction, a heroin addiction. “I lost my family. I lost my wife,” said the 58-year-old. Yet for the past 30 years, Diaz has been helping people overcome their addictions. This [continue reading…]
Visitors to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum Marsh are greeted by significantly more green than one can expect to see almost anywhere else within city limits. Eschewing concrete and skyscrapers, the refuge [continue reading…]
On any given weekday afternoon, there are elementary school students completing their homework with the help of tutors and volunteers at the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia’s after school program. The room bursts with youthful [continue reading…]
The entrance door on Castor Avenue swung open and Amanda Wible looked around, smiling. After spending her day behind a computer screen taking online classes at the Commonwealth Connections Academy, this was her chance to [continue reading…]
Data released in March suggests residents in South Philadelphia west of Broad Street severely lack access to quality pre-kindergarten care. The Childcare Map is an interactive tool that allows people to search an area of [continue reading…]
Fort Mifflin is preparing for an eventful summer that aims to enthrall and teach visitors about the fort’s storied history. Those looking to escape the bars and restaurants on the Delaware waterfront will delight in venturing [continue reading…]
It’s a little after 5:30 on a Friday evening, and the teens are anxiously waiting for ballet class. Before lacing up their pointe shoes, they run through an intense warm-up routine, meticulously extending their limbs [continue reading…]
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