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Center City

Center City: Philly Restart’s Food Line Has an Identity, A Family

January 9, 2020Claire Wolters

Volunteers and guests of Philly Restart discuss the family-like nature of the group, and why they return to see old friends on Mondays.

Manayunk

Manayunk: Adoption Advocates Gather for Benefit Concert

November 25, 2019Marybeth Gerdelmann and

Adoptions From The Heart (AFTH), an organization that provides services to adoptive families and birthparents in the Philadelphia area, held their third annual Share Your Heart Benefit Concert on Nov. 7 from 7 p.m. to

Center City

Center City: Washing the Feet of Philadelphia’s Vulnerable Residents

October 21, 2019Claire Wolters

Through warm foot baths, healing ointments, and cordial conversation, Best Foot Forward Philly doesn’t just care about people’s feet, but about their personal journeys as well.

Business

City Hall: CVS and PA Attorney General Announce New Safes to Deter Opioid Thefts

August 30, 2019Dee Patel and Christopher Malo

National pharmacy chain CVS Health has installed time-delay safes at all 512 of its Pennsylvania retail pharmacies as an attempt to deter robberies, a problem the company describes as a “side effect” of the nation’s

Kensington

Kensington: Neighborhood Volunteers Come Together for Monthly Cleanup

August 9, 2019Dee Patel and Christopher Malo

With shovels and brooms in hand and dragging trash cans behind them, staff and community volunteers from Prevention Point of Philadelphia cleaned up trash as part of Kensington’s Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, Aug. 3,

Podcast

Podcast: Making Room for Everyone, Rebuilding South Philly’s Mifflin Square Park

July 26, 2019Christopher Malo

Built in the 1890s, Mifflin Square Park used to be full of energy and brought together the culturally diverse neighborhood surrounding the park. But in recent years, there has been an increase in violence and

Chinatown

Podcast: Chinatown Teen Support Group Looks For Safe Environment

July 19, 2019Christopher Malo

This episode of Philadelphia Neighbors explores the creation and continuance of a teen support group in Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood. The host follows two doctors to discuss the reasons they formed a group for students and

Business

North Philadelphia: Black Business List a Crucial Part of Support Network for Black Entrepreneurs

June 14, 2019Ayooluwa Ariyo and

When Hakim Hopkins was sent to juvenile detention in New Jersey at age 14, his mother sent him the book Native Son by Richard Wright. “I became an avid reader,” Hopkins said. “That was the

Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Former Foster Youth Find Opportunity at The Monkey and The Elephant

May 9, 2019Ngozi Nwanji and

Lisa Miccolis’ desire to change the foster care system began after she visited South Africa in 2008. There, she met a 16-year-old Zimbabwean refugee who would lose his refugee status at 18 and have to

Government

Kensington: Community Members Stacked Against Safe Injection Sites

May 3, 2019Lawrence O'Connor

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.

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