Crime

Fairhill: Police Athletic League Returns

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMDfrBRx1A8&w=420&h=315] When the PAL Center shut down four years ago due to construction, Chantel Jones said the Fairhill neighborhood took a turn for the worse. “Everybody, since they didn’t have a place to go,

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Arts and Entertainment

Southwest Philadelphia: Five People You Should Know

Southwest Philadelphia’s ethnic, racial, and cultural landscape has transformed in the past 25 years. From 1990-2010, the white population in the Elmwood neighborhood decreased from about 21,000 to 2,500, while the African-American population rose from 6,500 to

Arts and Entertainment

Fishtown: 5 People You Should Know

What do two fashionable shop owners, a church thrift store founder, a police sergeant and an art gallery owner have in common? They represent the myriad of identities found in one of Philadelphia’s most rapidly