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Southwest Philadelphia: Urban Farms Work to Take Back the Land

May 14, 2014tub10245

https://vimeo.com/92712823] Urban farms all over Philadelphia indicate that many people in the city seek control over the produce and livestock they eat. The concept behind this control is food sovereignty, which asserts that local communities

Southwest Philadelphia: Providing Healthy Alternatives to Food at Corner Stores

May 14, 2014tub10245

https://vimeo.com/92712824] Corner stores aren’t the best venues to purchase healthy food in Philadelphia, partly due to the combination of what the stores stock and what the customers choose to purchase. According to a 2010-12 study on

Apu Gupta (second from left) Brendan Lowry (second from right) and Nick Shiftan (far right) were the first three employees of Curalate.

Center City: Curalate Pictures Bright Future in Philadelphia

May 14, 2014

Apu Gupta didn’t specifically want to start a company in Philadelphia. It just happened that way. In May 2012, after unsuccessfully attempting to start a business that rented out people’s spare storage space, Gupta and

Northeast: Frankford Avenue Eateries Offer Classic Philly Fare

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https://vimeo.com/94476692] The intersection known simply as Cottman and Frankford is one of the most well known street crossings in Mayfair. But just two blocks northeast on the 7300 block of Frankford Avenue sit three of

Casino: Potential Casinos and Their Impact on City Planning

May 13, 2014Kathryn Matheson

The recipient of the second Philadelphia casino license has yet to be named by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. While a second casino could increase tax revenue for the city, it is unclear what will

Fairhill: Five Things You Didn’t Know

May 13, 2014Kathryn Matheson

Media coverage in Fairhill tends to be of a negative nature, usually focusing on crime. In order to provide a better understanding of this unique and culturally diverse community, here are five things you might not

The new Science and Technology building is the last project from the previous master plan, the 20/20 Plan, to be completed.

North Philadelphia: Temple Master Plan to be Announced Soon

May 13, 2014

James Creedon was surprised that so many Temple students wanted a Wawa. When Visualize Temple launched in April 2013, a website went live, allowing members of the Temple community to submit ideas they felt would

Mantua: Nothing but Empty Promises?

May 13, 2014Kathryn Matheson

Despite all of the talk about Mantua’s designation as a federal Promise Zone, one of the main facets missing currently are plans and progress. Katherine Loxley, one of the remaining residents living on the property

Fishtown’s BAIT Creates Space for Recent Art School Graduates

May 13, 2014

During the last year of her undergraduate career at Tyler School of Art, Kate Speidel imagined her own artist’s space as an idea for a class assignment to compose a grant. “It was a very

Overbrook: Environmental Arts Center Helps Educate the Neighborhood

May 12, 2014

Jerome Shabazz opened the Environmental & Arts Education Center in 2006. This was when he witnessed the positive effect hands-on experiences had on students of the Overbrook community. Interacting first with the school district, Shabazz