It started about more than 20 years ago at a “Goodbye 1990 Party.” Eager to roll in the New Year, Jean Cunningham invited a group of friends over and among them was Roy Kirkley, an [continue reading…]
The blocks that surround the abandoned warehouse, located at 1871 E. York St., which caught fire early Monday morning, continue to be off-limits as construction workers and firefighters spent countless hours trying to clear the [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39980880] The Second Mile Center, a thrift store selling discount goods ranging from clothing to furniture, has been a Walnut Hill fixture for approximately 30 years. The store, unrelated to the controversial Jerry Sandusky charity, [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39605989] Although Officer Tim Hagins now works in the narcotics unit of the Philadelphia Police Department, he hasn’t forgotten the cases of missing and abducted children he’s dealt with during his career. Hagins is dedicated [continue reading…]
Demolition crews worked into the afternoon, knocking down brick after brick of what once was an abandoned warehouse, located at 1871 York St., in a blaze that left two fire fighters dead. A warehouse went [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39997335] University City is known for being generally safe, in part due to pressure for safety because of the large student population. But to people like State Rep. James R. Roebuck, the title of University [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39676725] It was Jackie Robinson who famously destroyed the color barrier in professional sports by suiting up for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Nearly 80 years before, shortly after the end to the Civil War, [continue reading…]
As we walked to the neighborhood corner store last week, my eldest daughter, who is 6, expressed her fear of being shot. This was in response to the recent shooting of a young man at [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/39732274] An increase in fatal accidents in East Falls has brought light to the issue of reckless driving in the area and has brought community members to action. Earlier this year, there were three deaths [continue reading…]
[vimeo 39594355] EducationWorks is a nonprofit organization that serves urban youth in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. One of the Philadelphia branches is located at 3149 Germantown Ave. and provides the youth of the city with in-school [continue reading…]
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