Arts and Entertainment
Education: A Look Inside the District’s Struggling Schools
—Text and image by Lora Strum and Ashley Hart
Social Issues
Education
Education: The Kids Aren’t Alright
The cause of Philadelphia’s failing public schools has been attributed to anything from budget stalemates in Harrisburg, to misappropriation of past federal stimulus money, to district officials determined to live above their means. Whatever the [continue reading…]
Economy
Logan: ‘Housing First’ Model Helps Homeless Navigate New Path to Stability
When Pamela Jenkins received her house keys, she decided that nobody would kick her out. After years of chronic homelessness, she now resides in a furnished apartment in Northeast Philadelphia. For Jenkins (above), Pathways to Housing [continue reading…]
Economy
Overbrook Park: Residents’ Donations Ease Hunger and Cold During Holidays
Thousands of families in Philadelphia recently sat down at their dinner tables to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal complete with a turkey and all the fixings. The meal is the culmination of the time they spent walking [continue reading…]
Education
Overbrook: Farmacy Aims to Bring New Meaning, Access to Healthy Food
In 2017, the Overbrook Environmental Education Center is hopeful of opening the Overbrook Hall Farmacy for Human and Environmental Health Center, or Overbrook Farmacy, at a vacant structure at 6150 Lancaster Ave. The Overbrook Farmacy [continue reading…]
Education
Logan: Residents Emphasize Education at Town Hall with Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney
Mayor-elect Jim Kenney met residents of North Philadelphia at Central High School in the first of a series of five town hall meetings taking place throughout the city. Central High, located in the Logan neighborhood, [continue reading…]
Bella Vista
Hawthorne: Men are Ready, Willing and Able to Make a Change in Their Lives
Some days, Sylvester Cooper, spends seven consecutive days at work, cooking and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to the men at Ready, Willing and Able on Bainbridge Street. Cooper, 55, is a kitchen supervisor at RWA but [continue reading…]
Amateur Sports
Mill Creek: Playing a Traditional Game Untraditionally
On a cool Monday night in October, more than 20 young adults bundled up to play softball at Mill Creek Playground in West Philadelphia. But these were no ordinary players. There were men and women hustling [continue reading…]
Education
LGBTQ: Out4STEM Bridges the Gap for STEM-Interested LGBTQ Youth
We can all agree that becoming a scientist is hard. Learning the inner workings of a computer entails dissecting a language consisting of ones and zeroes, while engineering fields require advanced mathematical comprehension. In other [continue reading…]
Overbrook
Overbrook: Pope Francis’ Visit Makes Lasting Impression on Seminarians
The Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary had the privilege of hosting Pope Francis for a night when he arrived in Philadelphia. “I think the mood before he came was one of anticipation and unknowing,” said Deacon Matthew Biedrzycki. [continue reading…]