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Hunting Park: City Council Budget Hearing Affects Minority Areas

March 20, 2012 1

The word of God wasn’t the only thing heard at St. John’s AME Church. Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, as well as the rest of the City Council members, traveled to the church located at 2114 S. [continue reading…]

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Hunting Park: Philadelphia Fire Department Union Suggests Changes

March 13, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/38397113] A moment barely passed after the bell in the Engine 59 fire house rang, and Duane Hughes darted from the station’s kitchen to the driver’s seat of the fire truck. The fire station, which [continue reading…]

The library was decorated by the Mural Arts Program.
Mantua

Mantua: The Charles L. Durham Free Library Stands the Test of Time

February 29, 2012 1

https://vimeo.com/37409533] In 2009 the Charles L. Durham Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library was on the brink of being closed after 30 years of servicing the community. Part of a $108 million budget cut by [continue reading…]

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Hunting Park: Leader Says Wards Should Be Redrawn

February 28, 2012 0

The Philadelphia City Council recently passed a redistricting map late last year, leaving at least a dozen of the city’s 66 wards divided by two or more council districts, including wards within Hunting Park that’s [continue reading…]

Crime

Strawberry Mansion: Community Reactions to Mayor Nutter’s New Initiatives

February 1, 2012 0

Mayor Nutter held a press conference at Strawberry Mansion High School and announced some new initiatives for fighting crime in Philadelphia. Some of the initiatives revealed at last week’s conference include increasing the amount of [continue reading…]

Crime

Hunting Park: Prominent ‘Ban the Box’ Advocate Remains Unemployed

January 25, 2012 0

Although a new Philadelphia law went into effect earlier this month that makes the hiring process less discriminatory for former convicts, its most prominent supporter is still seeking a full-time job and said the bill [continue reading…]

Germantown

Germantown: Obama Visits the Neighborhood

December 21, 2011 1

[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/fa1015_kensington_obamarallyslideshow” height=550 width=600] Click on the slide to see the next one. This past Sunday, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visited Robert Fulton Elementary School in Germantown as part of the [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Fairhill: The New Palladium Provides a Home for Friends, Family and Community

December 7, 2011 1

 https://vimeo.com/32758902] From the outside, the New Palladium nightclub looks much like a storefront that has yet to open for the business day. At 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 26th, the shutters covered the doors and windows, [continue reading…]

Center City

Center City: Occupy Philly Movement Finds Support from Friends

December 5, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/33074084] After much resistance, the Occupy Philly movement has officially left Dilworth Plaza. Nov. 27 was the deadline given to the encampment at Dilworth Plaza. The leadership of the movement was given an eviction notice [continue reading…]

Center City

Center City: Protestors Stage ‘Die-In’ at PNC Branches

November 7, 2011 0

On Monday, Occupy Philadelphia joined the Earth Quaker Action Team for a non-violent, theatrical protest. Protestors referred to the event as a mass “die-in” and gathered to oppose PNC Bank’s financial support of companies that [continue reading…]

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