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Al Dia: Latino LGBT Community Faces Challenges

February 7, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/36325514] Caught between two identities. That’s how Elicia Gonzales described one of the largest issues facing the Latino lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Gonzales works as an executive director for Galaei, a non-profit organization [continue reading…]

Hunting Park

Hunting Park: Community Urges Youth Engagement

February 7, 2012 0

Despite the many positive changes happening in Hunting Park, community outreach proves to be a recurring issue in the neighborhood. Despite the many different organizations created to better the area, not everyone is aware of [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…]

Carroll Park

Carroll Park: Ministry Provides ‘Helping Hands’

January 29, 2012 0

Thomas Smith of Cedar Park stood in line with more than 50 people waiting outside Philadelphia Police Department’s 19th District station at 61st and Thompson streets. Smith was one of hundreds of community members who received [continue reading…]

Crime

Strawberry Mansion: Trying to Change the Neighborhood

January 25, 2012 1

“We [tend to] just look at them as numbers, but there’s a story,” said Marla Davis Bellamy, the executive director of Philadelphia Ceasefire. Her perspective reflects Ceasefires’ commitment to developing interpersonal relationships with residents in [continue reading…]

Bella Vista

South Philadelphia: George W. Nebinger Elementary School Survives

December 7, 2011 3

https://vimeo.com/33277213] For George W. Nebinger School, Nov. 2 stood as a significant tick on the school’s timeline. That day, the School District of Philadelphia announced it would close nine schools in an effort to alleviate [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Fairhill: Hispanic Perspective Wanted for Upcoming Mural

December 7, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/33160925] “Give a man a fish feed him for a day, teach a man to fish feed him for a lifetime.” This phrase is well known by many. The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has given [continue reading…]

Fairhill

Fairhill: Students Create an Urban Farm

December 7, 2011 2

https://vimeo.com/33189397] They don’t look like your typical farmers; they’re young, dressed in sneakers and jeans, but the students working out at the lot at 11th and York streets are doing their best at turning the [continue reading…]

Arts and Entertainment

Fairhill: Former Pro Boxer Brings Culture to the Community

December 7, 2011 0

Flashing dance lights, smoke machines and thumping salsa music are things not usually associated with a professional boxer, but in the world of Willie Torres, they represent just another day in the life. Torres, who [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…]

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