Housing

Carter lost his ID. Andrea’s expired. Kathleen never applied for one in the first place.  Without government-issued identification, the three Philadelphians cannot obtain a job, Social Security, or public housing. Consequently, they lack at least […]

Through warm foot baths, healing ointments, and cordial conversation, Best Foot Forward Philly doesn’t just care about people’s feet, but about their personal journeys as well. […]

On any given morning in Manayunk, traffic snakes up Green Lane, sometimes reaching 10 or more blocks from Main Street up to Manayunk Avenue and beyond. Commuters may spend a half hour or more waiting […]

Bobby McCurdy, at 77 years old, lives by himself in a four bedroom home in the Sharswood neighborhood. Although McCurdy lives alone, he enjoys the freedom of independent living. What McCurdy doesn’t like is the […]

Tonetta Graham grew up in Strawberry Mansion at a time, she says, when community and togetherness were emphasized in the neighborhood. She remembers scrubbing the white marble steps outside her home every Saturday, which she […]

Rosemare Bryant can juggle. Not balls, but multiple roles that embed her in Mill Creek, a neighborhood west of Belmont. Bryant oversees programming for the Lucien E. Blackwell Community Center and is president of the […]

The dynamic neighborhood of Kensington is evolving in several ways. On one hand, the community is facing one of the worst drug crisis in the country. Meanwhile, housing developers are beginning to change the neighborhood, […]

Crafted by artists from Tianjin, China and coated with tiles manufactured in Philadelphia, the Friendship Gate on 10th and Arch streets symbolizes a kinship between two cities that are nearly 7,000 miles apart. In 1984, […]