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[ February 1, 2019 ] East Falls: Community Organizations At Odds With Each Other East Falls
[ January 30, 2019 ] Mill Creek: The Murky Line Between Development And Gentrification Social issues
[ January 29, 2019 ] Mayfair: Dance Moves Between Cultures Health
[ January 28, 2019 ] Mayfair: Store Owner Builds Bridges Between Cultures Immigration
[ January 25, 2019 ] Roxborough: Schuylkill Center and NaturePHL Program Connect Residents to Local Green Spaces Manayunk

Mayfair: Dance Moves Between Cultures

January 29, 2019 David Mattera 0

What started as a two-person weekly exercise routine at a local park blossomed into an almost 200-person expression of cross-cultural understanding in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia. “Exercise in the Park,” as locals refer to […]

Health and Wellness: Supporting Women Who Choose Non-Traditional Birth

January 23, 2019 Michaela Althouse and Morgan Slutzky 0

The best payment Rafaela Rocha ever received was a garden. When a man was unable to pay the 27-year-old in complete for craniosacral work she performed on his paraplegic mother, he offered to build her […]

North Philadelphia: Community Gardens Green Vacant Lots and Feed Residents

January 22, 2019 Brianna Baker and Greta Anderson 0

Carmen Francesco (below), a community organizer for Arch Street United Methodist Church, which partners with The People’s Garden in North Philadelphia, said that the presence of vegetables in the garden that late in December is […]

Fairmount: Bicycle Shop Identifies With Its Riders On The Road

November 26, 2018 Sarah Madaus 0

When the rest of the city is asleep on Saturday mornings, the Fairmount-based WTF road riders are already biking through the city. WTF isn’t just a trendy acronym; it’s a 20-30 mile road bike ride […]

Immigration: For Those Who Move To Philadelphia, The Mental Health Journey Is Often Far From Over

November 18, 2018 Laura Smythe 0

UPROOTING Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Carolina Coronado never thought she’d leave her native country. But one day in the mid-2000s she received a phone call from a Colombian guerrilla group — part of […]

Kensington: Esperanza To Spend $14.5M To Transform Vacant Building Into Health Center

November 1, 2018 Dee Patel 0

The new Esperanza Health Center in Kensington is expected to benefit the entire neighborhood by expanding access to much needed medical services in a state-of-the-art facility, said Juan Perez, operations director at Esperanza Health Center. […]

Port Richmond: Local Woman Created Mobile Site To Troubleshoot Body-Image Issues Through Social Media

October 19, 2018 Dee Patel 0

Lauren Hallden from Port Richmond is using a website she created to connect with users in a unique way. Problem Bodies is a site that randomly generates things that are “wrong” with how you look. […]

Fairhill: Charito Morales Advocates For Those Affected By Opioid Crisis

October 12, 2018 Greta Anderson and Brianna Baker 0

Activist Charito Morales said she does not affiliate with a specific community organization because it distracts from the issues at hand in the Fairhill neighborhood. Morales is a registered nurse and has been volunteering in […]

Haverford North: The Health And Resource Festival Returns To West Philly

October 11, 2018 Kaicey Baylor and Taylor Allen 0

St. Ignatius Nursing and Rehab Center collaborated with Alain Locke School, West Philadelphia Seventh Day Adventist Church and the Department of Public Health to bring back the Health and Resource Festival Saturday Sept. 29, which […]

Immigration: How To Get Health Care

September 6, 2018 Laura Smythe 0

While understanding how to enroll for health care services can be a challenge for everybody, immigrants to the United States are far more likely to live uninsured. Navigating the health care process as an immigrant […]