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Education

Frankford: Q&A with Angenique Howard, founder of Unique Dreams Inc.

May 3, 2022Samantha Sullivan

Angenique Howard formed Unique Dreams Inc. in 2019 to empower, uplift, and educate the Frankford community. While providing services such as trade classes, summer camps, and block clean-ups, Howard ultimately hopes to reinstate the Garsed Center to its former status as a thriving community center.

Center City

Center City: Women Organized Against Rape Rally with Hands Around City Hall

May 2, 2022Samantha Sadanand Stewart

April is more than just the beginning of spring, it is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. WOAR, a Philadelphia nonprofit, is leading the charge to prevent sexual violence in the area.

Education

Queen Village: The Philly Goat Project Arrives To Help Teach Children About Sustainability

May 2, 2022Tiffany Rivera

The Philly Goat Project has been helping children learn about caring for the planet.

Featured Stories

Powelton Village: Engine 5’s Black Firefighters Share Job And Lived Experiences, And What It Means

May 2, 2022Ray Cheyenne Hobbs

Black firefighters share their experiences as they strive to further Black and Brown representation in the field.

East Falls

East Falls: Democratic Candidates Court Support at Community Council Meeting

April 29, 2022Blake E Nutis

U.S. House and Senate Candidates, in addition to local representatives, spoke to community members to rally support before the Pennsylvania primaries on May 17.

Center City

City Hall: Parks and Rec Heroes Call for an Increase to Parks’ Budget

April 29, 2022Jefferson Schoemer

Amid ongoing City budget hearings, the advocacy group Parks and Rec Heroes hosted a rally outside City Hall to advocate for increased spending on Philadelphia’s Parks and Recreation department in Philadelphia on Thursday April 21st. 

Grays Ferry

Grays Ferry: Community Reacts to Repaving Plan for Washington Avenue

April 28, 2022Jefferson Schoemer

The City of Philadelphia proposed a redesign for Washington Avenue on March 1, 2022. This new proposal is contentious, though, because it is different from the prior plan, which featured pedestrian improvements that many groups had spent years advocating for. 

Arts and Entertainment

Riverfront: ‘Rehearsing Philadelphia’ opens at the Cherry Street Pier

April 27, 2022Jack Danz

The city’s public orchestra, created by Ari Benjamin Meyers, performed for three nights on the riverfront.

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Confronting Climate Change with Multimedia Chamber Music

April 27, 2022Eve Campbell

The experimental chamber music group pushes audiences to have an epiphany about the scale and potential consequences of global climate change.

City Hall

Immigration: Office of Immigrant Affairs Works With Refugee and Immigrant Population

April 25, 2022Nikhil Stride

Amy Eusebio holds a background in social work and has utilized that experience to go into helping immigrants that need assistance with getting immersed/adjusted to the United States, and more specifically Philadelphia.

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