With rising popularity in crypto, Bitcoin ATMs are emerging throughout Philadelphia as a simple and safe way to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for those who may not be as tech savvy. [Read More]
With mail-in voting, absentee voting, and social distancing measures in place for in-person voting at polling stations, the 2020 election could be one of Philadelphia’s most accessible in recent years. [Read More]
Anyone can nominate a building for historic designation in the City of Philadelphia. [Read More]
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 [Read More]
It’s hard to understand immigration without understanding the process that immigrants have to weave their way through in order to maintain a stay in another country. “It is a serious process,” said Jane Cowley, public [Read More]
Improv comedy is a relatively new art form in which many of its performers advocate the benefits which extend far beyond the stage. The National Alliance on Mental Illness indicates that one in five American [Read More]
In the summer of 2017, through a generous donation from Lew and Janet Klein, PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com invited five former students (Jonathan Ginsburg, Jared Phillips, Ramona Roberts, Brianna Spause and Bob Stewart) to participate in a fellowship [Read More]
Innocent people get convicted for crimes they did not commit, but how often it happens is impossible to determine. The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office recently added to its Conviction Review Unit (CRU) in an effort [Read More]
When Councilwoman Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez saw her constituent’s water bills, she knew she needed to act. Despite a new assistance plan in place, there were still people who owed thousands of dollars in late and [Read More]
The recent surge in value of Bitcoin led many people to look it up on the internet. According to Google Trends, the search-term “bitcoin” was one of the most-searched terms in the third week of [Read More]
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