https://vimeo.com/18393495] The buzz surrounding the project helped attract a diverse group of more than 30 small businesses to the Piazza’s commercial space, including restaurants, galleries, boutiques and a record store. But when the Piazza finally [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18395145] The Cecil B. Moore Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s recently stolen computers were replaced quickly due in large part to public outcry. The library’s information technology department provided older, unused monitors and [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393588] Elena Brennan would watch the CNN news and cry. “I felt like I needed to do something to help all those poor people that are struggling [in Haiti],” said Brennan, owner of Bus Stop [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393020] The Mayfair Memorial Park – chained shut, empty and littered – doesn’t appear to be anything more than the reputation it has in Mayfair – a place for teenagers to get into trouble. The [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/20204619] Few American cities display more tangible signs of poverty than Philadelphia. For most, though, the idea of going hungry is almost unthinkable. Unfortunately, hunger does happen. A survey released last week by the Food [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18394181] Patrons of fast food restaurants and other major chain eateries embarked on a slightly more self-aware dining experience today, as Philadelphia’s new menu-labeling law went into effect. The regulation requires all establishments with 15 [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18395237] By peering closely into Isaiah Dockery’s mouth, one can clearly spot the small and circular milky, white dots that stain his top row of teeth. At just three years old the child has unknowingly [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18395020] From the age of four, Carl Bahner knew he wanted a life in music. The only issue was that he didn’t know what instrument he wanted to play. “My aunt had a piano and [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393687] The area around Third and Fairmount streets is generally a quiet residential block. But on Thursday nights from six to nine, the sidewalks shake and ears ring with sounds of kids yelling and balls [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/18393225] The full crowd that rocked out to local bands with names such as Agent Moosehead, Psychedelphia and The Big Dirty didn’t reek of marijuana. But they were in full support of it. PhillyNORML, the [continue reading…]
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