https://vimeo.com/18630533] The next time you grumble over Center City parking kiosk prices or cringe sympathetically while watching a rerun of A&E’s Parking Wars, keep in mind where the money collected by the Philadelphia Parking Authority [continue reading…]
Mixed feelings abound when talking to the residents of the 3200 block of West Diamond Street about the renovation of buildings by a private company. “This is a neighborhood in mild transition,” says Maurice Harris, [continue reading…]
Walking through the streets of Fairhill, one would confuse the place for a town in Latin America as the air is filled with the sound of bachata and the smell of pincho and bacalaito. Dubbed [continue reading…]
In an effort to rid urban environments of harmful lead contamination in soil, artist Mel Chin began “Operation Paydirt”. Chin’s project utilizes a method called “mineral stabilization” to neutralize the hazards of the harmful substance. [continue reading…]
There’s something interesting in the way we all think, the way we strategize and comprehend what’s going on around us. Wouldn’t it be incredible if we honed these strategic thinking skills much earlier in life? [continue reading…]
When Pastor Earl Palmer heard the calling, he heeded what he proclaims was God’s will. That would eventually evolve into what is now called and recognized as the Brand New Life Christian Center in Germantown. [continue reading…]
At 1:25 p.m. Sunday, just five minutes before Zion Cares Ministry services were scheduled to begin, the Rev. Margie Brown still stood in her apron, hugging and greeting the ivory- or white-clad members of the [continue reading…]
Canaan Baptist is a church on a mission. A congregation of over 1,000. A day care in existence since the 1970s. A ministry that reaches to Africa and beyond. And now the adoption of a [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18641514] The yellow brick road in Philadelphia doesn’t lead to Oz. Instead, it leads to the Golden Block in Fairhill, the heart of the city’s Hispanic community on Fifth Street, stretching from Lehigh Avenue to [continue reading…]
It is not every day that a police officer can boast that he garners the respect and trust of a community. For Southwest Philadelphia Officer Richard “Butch” Riddick, this is the reputation he has earned [continue reading…]
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