Story by Janeice Scruggs On Oct. 14, Philadelphia City Council set a national precedent with a 15-2 vote in favor of the Driving Equality Bill, which intends to change the way Philadelphia Police enforce public [continue reading…]
Story by Ryan Conway Nearly 100 Mt. Airy residents attended a recent virtual public meeting to express their opposition to a proposed apartment building coming to the old Trolley Car Diner site at 7619 Germantown [continue reading…]
Story by Kent Kuo Earlier this year, the City of Philadelphia launched its first “Tree Plan,” a 10-year plan to manage and grow the city’s tree canopy. Neighborhoods with decent tree coverage tend to have [continue reading…]
In Judaism one of the main values is tikkun olam, the Hebrew phrase means “repairing the world” and that is exactly what Congregation Rodeph Shalom is doing in the Poplar community. Rodeph Shalom, located at [continue reading…] [continue reading…]
Story by Adeena Syed On Tuesday, Oct 5, Mural Arts Philadelphia unveiled its newest mural—a work celebrating nine formerly incarcerated Philadelphians whose post-prison lives offer inspiration to the larger community. The mural, titled Point of [continue reading…]
story by Mary Olivia Kram On August 30th, Eric Bresler, owner of the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art, found a bright orange violation form from Philadelphia’s Office of Licenses and Inspections once again taped to [continue reading…]
When Jeannine Cook opened Harriett’s Bookshop in Fishtown last February she was taking two risks: opening a small independent bookstore in an Amazon-dominated era and opening on the cusp of a global pandemic. “COVID has [continue reading…] [continue reading…]
Story by Adeena Syed As more Afghan refugees come to the city of Philadelphia in the wake of the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Philadelphia chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations has [continue reading…]
Story by Alan Lu Heng Fa Food Market, the largest grocery store in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, has remained financially successful despite increasing worries around the COVID-19 delta variant. The Chinatown Development Corporation estimated that the average [continue reading…]
Story by Kent Kuo With the second phase of Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban starting on Oct. 1, corner store staff and customers in Chinatown are preparing for the change. The bag ban prohibits stores from [continue reading…]
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