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More than $1.5 million was given out to local arts groups earlier this year. The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes grants yearly to help keep community organizations providing services to residents. Awards range from a couple

https://vimeo.com/65415914] Philadelphia’s Office of Property Assessment has implanted a new property tax reform effort, the Actual Value Initiative. Under this reform, many are paying more in property taxes as the values of most homes have

[vimeo 65353919] For roughly three decades J. Roger Powe III had an itch. After spending almost 20 years in broadcasting and marketing  Powe wanted to return to the restaurant business, an arena he once worked in

[vimeo 65518201] This school year the School District of Philadelphia is taking a long-term approach to savings and by doing so city schools face drastic budget cuts. “There is just a bare bones budget where you

[vimeo 65598762] North Central Philadelphia is being hit particularly hard by the School Reform Commission’s decision to close 23 schools, with five schools ordered to shut their doors at the end of the academic year. General

  The recent placement of signs restricting parking for more than two hours rattled neighbors in the Fishtown area of Philadelphia. As neighborhood residents tried to solve the area-parking problem, the restrictive parking signs have

[vimeo 65515022] Spring Garden Elementary School and Julia R. Masterman Middle and High School are prime examples of schools working to combat recent budget cuts from the School District of Philadelphia. Parents, students and businesses are

[vimeo 65434018] One of Philadelphia’s oldest high speed lines, the Market Frankford Blue Line, allows commuters to travel between Center City and West Philadelphia within a matter of minutes. However, from 1999 to 2009 the train