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At the corner of 34th and Brandywine streets is an abandoned church, a sight not uncommon in Philadelphia. However, this church isn’t being left to rot until someone scoops up the property for development. New

Classical music played from a small boom box on Anna Pratt Elementary’s auditorium stage as young girls stared at their instructor’s feet. The instructor stood in a turnout, a fundamental ballet step, where the dancer’s

https://vimeo.com/38465918] Once a week, a group of William D. Kelley students gather in a small instruction room at the close of their school day. Though they are familiar with one another because of the classroom

West Oak Lane Charter School recently finished an eight-month process of adding an expansion to their school that has created a new sense of pride for the students and teachers. School officials began discussing the expansion

Jeffrey Glenn Reese, who lives in Mount Airy, began his career as a young graffiti artist in New York City. Now he is an internationally known artist and an inspiration to many. As an 11-year-old

For more than 80 years, the Sacred Heart Home for Incurable Cancer has housed cancer patients on the corner of Park and Hunting Park avenues in North Philadelphia. Sister Marie Edward serves as director of

https://vimeo.com/38397113] A moment barely passed after the bell in the Engine 59 fire house rang, and Duane Hughes darted from the station’s kitchen to the driver’s seat of the fire truck. The fire station, which

https://vimeo.com/38224848] A year ago, Philadelphia Neighborhoods hosted stories from Temple-Japan after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters there. You can see those stories by selecting this site. Now some members of Temple’s School of Communications