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Center City

Center City: Occupy Philly Movement Finds Support from Friends

December 5, 2011

https://vimeo.com/33074084] After much resistance, the Occupy Philly movement has officially left Dilworth Plaza. Nov. 27 was the deadline given to the encampment at Dilworth Plaza. The leadership of the movement was given an eviction notice

Evettia Harden took advantage of the computer access available thanks to the YES program.
Strawberry Mansion

Strawberry Mansion: Program Makes Computers Accessible to Residents

December 1, 2011

The Strawberry Mansion Neighborhood Action Center helps more than just the community. It also has a positive impact on the individuals who walk through the door. The YES program, also known as the Youth Empowerment

Education

Hunting Park: The Body and Soul Program Pushes a Healthy Future for Youth

December 1, 2011

https://vimeo.com/32484756 Many people believe that beauty is from the inside out. The members of Triumph Baptist Church’s Health and Social Services Ministry believe the same about health. Triumph’s ministry, which is located at 16th Street

Arts and Entertainment

Mantua: Multimedia Mural Project Addresses Homelessness Among Children

December 1, 2011

When Jane Golden, the executive director of the Mural Arts Program, received an application for a project intended to address homelessness in the city, she said she was “deeply moved.” Submitted last year by a law

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: Homeless Set Up Tents Under I-95 Overpass

December 1, 2011

Some of the Occupy Philly protestors, many of them homeless, have set up tents in Port Richmond after being evicted from outside of City Hall. Some of them have set up their tents underneath the

Strawberry Mansion

Strawberry Mansion: Final Stretch to Winter Break

December 1, 2011

The students at L.P. Hill Elementary School already have their sights set on the end of the first half of the school year, most commonly known to them as holiday break. “They get anxious knowing

Education

South Philadelphia: Preschool Meets Play Time

December 1, 2011

In her Bright Futures classroom, Tara Matise danced fast and slow danced to accomplish her lesson plan: teaching a group of 3- and 4-year-olds the meaning of opposite. “I’ve taught preschool for the past five

Fairhill

Fairhill: No End in Sight to Church Construction

November 30, 2011

Fairhill has an abundance of abandoned buildings so it is a refreshing sight to see one getting renovated. That is, unless, it is renovation that has been going on for months with no sign of

Featured Stories

Germantown: Mali Native Happy to Live in the Neighborhood

November 30, 2011

Ten years ago, Mamoudou Hama traveled from Mali for a vacation in New York City. Little did he know he would meet the woman of his dreams and end up spending the rest of his

Center City

Center City: Occupy Philadelphia Protestors Evicted

November 30, 2011

Hundreds of police officers moved in early this morning and surrounded City Hall to issue the final eviction notice to Occupy Philadelphia protestors before they started to make arrests. They gave the protestors three warnings

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