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Economy

Spruce Hill: Lottery Brings New Era for Penn Alexander

January 24, 2014

Penn Alexander School’s kindergarten waitlist ended this year, changing to a contested lottery. Traditionally, parents had waited in line for days to register. School District Superintendent William Hite made the change within days of becoming

Environment

Logan: After 25 Years, Plans to Redevelop Triangle Still Sunk

December 19, 2013

Weeds burst through cracked sidewalks and ivy sprawls up telephone poles. Rubble of what once held homes together – fiberboard, insulation and brick – forms small mountains at the streets’ edges. Strewn books, spilled spice

Economy

University City: Invisible Sentinel Celebrates its Expansion Within the Science Center

December 9, 2013

https://vimeo.com/79066938] Invisible Sentinel, a startup company based out of the Science Center in University City, announced its company expansion this fall. Invisible Sentinel develops diagnostic technologies for a safer food supply. Its focus is on

Center City

Citywide: The Underrated Army of Block Captains

December 4, 2013

They pick up trash. They sweep the streets. They turn vacant lots in to community gardens, organize block parties, and keep crime in check on more than 6,000 blocks throughout the city. And they don’t

Featured Stories

Graduate Hospital: Just Throw It In The Street

December 3, 2013

For the past three years straight, Philadelphia was named one of America’s dirtiest cities in Travel + Leisure magazine. Public trash might be one of the least glamorous topics known to mankind but imagine how

Featured Stories

Spruce Hill: African Immigrants Struggle to Navigate City’s Healthcare System

December 2, 2013

An immigration boom in 2000 helped turn the Baltimore Avenue corridor into a hub for African businesses. Spruce Hill has dozens of restaurants while Woodland and Chester avenues are peppered with African and Caribbean grocery

Featured Stories

Mount Airy: President Obama In Town For Fundraiser

November 25, 2013

Mount Airy is known for having well-known politicians as residents, however, the area was quite stirred when the president of the United States came to their section of the city. President Barrack Obama was in

Education

Haddington: WePAC Holds a Conversation on Philly Schools Budget Crisis

November 22, 2013

Members of the West Philadelphia Alliance for children (WePAC) recently hosted a discussion “Budget Battles: A Conversation on Philly Schools” at the Haddington Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. WePAC provides literary programs to

Education

West Philadelphia: A Beacon of Light for Expectant Mothers

November 8, 2013

https://vimeo.com/76840873] It happens all too often. A young woman finds out she is pregnant and does not know what to do. She does not know where to turn and who to ask for help. She

Center City

City Hall: Hearing Called For 2012 Kensington Fire Tragedy

November 6, 2013

Just months after fielding a heavy round of public criticism over the summer’s fatal building collapse on Market Street, the city’s Licenses and Inspections Department could see a new wave of controversy in the coming

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