2020 has been a trying year for Black business owners. With COVID-19 slowing down potential growth within their business, it was also a time where supporting Black businesses was on the rise. [continue reading…]
Hatboro Dish, an 80-seat restaurant in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, has struggled financially over the past year, but recently received financial help from the Barstool Fund. [continue reading…]
Concerned citizens and advocates met with Philadelphia City Council members recently to demand wealthy nonprofits in the city, especially universities, pay their fair share of property taxes. Nonprofits don’t pay property taxes but often make [continue reading…]
The South Kensington Community Partners’ zoning committee has called the proposed construction more “human-scale” than other developments in the neighborhood.
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A new store and an established community of disc golfers are working together to grow the sport. [continue reading…]
Helping Hands has moved to a bigger location and is now open three days a week, offering not only boxes of food but free COVID-19 testing, job finding assistance and additional resources. Ella Karlitsky and [continue reading…]
The Philadelphia Orchard Project’s Co-Executive Director Kim Jordan discusses her personal journey and the daily operations of POP. [continue reading…]
Mayor Jim Kenney and his administration have set forth a plan to tackle environmental issues impacting residents in Philadelphia’s underserved communities. The recent announcement of the city’s first Environmental Justice Advisory Commission gives hopes to [continue reading…]
As issues of food insecurity and hunger rates rise, communities are struggling to find relief. Community gardens are helping underprivileged neighborhoods grow fresh food and strengthen community ties. [continue reading…]
Councilmember Allan Domb hosted a virtual town hall to address the gun violence crisis in Philadelphia with Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and Senior Director of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Erica Atwood. [continue reading…]
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