There was one topic on everyone’s mind at a 24th Police District Police Service Area Three, which serves Port Richmond and Kensington, meeting on April 10. The proposal of the city’s first safe injection site.
Late one night in November of 2018, Stacey Altadonna was lying in bed trying to think of ways she could give back to her community. Suddenly, inspiration struck the Girard Estates resident: she would start
Aine Doley rushed back and forth from the van parked in a lot of a Germantown home and the line of 12 cats waiting to be released from their traps in a patch of grass
Chris Nevin, co-founder and co-chair of the nonpartisan organization Grassroots Advocacy for South Philadelphia (GRASP) and committeeperson for the 39th Ward, says his positions share two primary goals: connecting voters with their local candidates and
An estimated 390,000 stray cats roam the streets of Philadelphia, and it’s Alley Cagnazzi’s job to make sure they are treated humanely. As lead community cat coordinator for the Animal Control and Care Team, one
The East Falls Historical Society organized a presentation about former Sen. Arlen Specter’s career and policies on March 4 at the Arlen Specter Center for Public Service at Philadelphia University and Thomas Jefferson University’s historic
The Lucien E. Blackwell Community Center (pictured above) is coming regardless of public opinion. It is set to open soon, next door to the Mill Creek Recreation Center. Many residents wonder if this is an
Keith Xiao is the owner of F & L Minimart on Frankford Avenue in Mayfair. He is also one of seven founders and, now, executive director of the Northeast Philadelphia Development Corporation, an organization that
On Thursday, Nov. 29, the Mayor’s Office of Black Male Engagement (OBME) hosted its My Brother’s Keeper event which featured a conversation on Economic, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship. The event was a part of the City’s Community
This past August, Oneita and Clive Thompson (pictured above) received a phone call telling them something they never could have imagined: they were being deported. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer left Clive Thompson
