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Arts and Entertainment

Center City: Walnut Street Theatre Keeps Philadelphia Arts Alive 

November 25, 2024 Joelle Carr

The oldest operating theater in the country wants to protect the arts of the city.

Fairmount Park

Social Issues: Philly’s Pitbull Overbreeding and Neglect

November 22, 2024 Haley Smith

Pit bulls are often regarded as aggressive and even some countries have made owning them illegal. The breed itself is not inherently aggressive but random breeding, along with bad housing conditions and breeding can lead

Center City

Philadelphia Residents Are Escaping the Busy City Life in Local Green Spaces

November 21, 2024 Katie Leis

Rittenhouse Square is one of the busiest parks located in Center City. Ranging from street performers, farmers markets, and even dogs running around, there is always something going on. A street performer was singing in

Mental Health

Amateur Sports: Running on the Schuylkill River Trail; Pedestrian Safety Now and in the Future

November 20, 2024 Eve Keesecker

Freddy Mahugu discusses pedestrian safety while running, and the mental effects

Business

Sports Bar: Fosters a Soccer Fan Club in Philadelphia

November 19, 2024 Ethan Ubina

Kyra Novak is a manager and bartender at Founding Father’s. She has worked at Founding Father’s for the past three years. Her family is from Port Richmond in the Northeast. Besides her job at Founding Father’s she is also going to school at Montgomery County Community College to become a Physical Therapist assistant.

Neighborhoods

LGBTQIA: Stonewall Sports Boardmember and Team Captain Jennifer Medaglia Upholds the Mission

November 18, 2024 Dani F Hollidge

Jennifer Medaglia, a board member and team captain at Stonewall Sports, emphasizes the importance of fostering inclusion and upholding the organization’s core mission. As someone deeply involved in multiple facets of the organization, Jennifer shared

Economy

Volunteers at Centro Nueva Creación Struggle to Move Forward

November 15, 2024 Jennielee Hilario Rivera

As they try to do a good deed, volunteers in Centro worry about the lack of resources for the children they serve.

Arts and Entertainment

South Street: How Katrina Duva Is Keeping Tradition Alive at Bob and Barbara’s

November 14, 2024 Marie Schmidt

The dive bar has been serving drinks and live entertainment for over 50 years.

Economy

Social Issues: Small Nonprofit ‘Centro’ Fighting The Adversities

November 13, 2024 Jennielee Hilario Rivera

Lack of resources takes control over Centro as they try to move forward with their goals for children and their cultural development.

Gun Violence Reporting Expert, Jim MacMillan sitting in his office at Temple University.
Neighborhoods

Getting to the Source: Jim MacMillan’s PCGVR Looks To Change Harmful Gun Violence Reporting 

November 12, 2024 Antonio M Perez

High amount of gun violence come with numerous violent crime stories. MacMillan is determined to fix the harm done by these stories so that gun violence itself can reduce in Philadelphia.

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