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Cora Ceniza devours Filipino fish dishes. Her students grin at the sight of meatballs and hot dogs. Needless to say, Ceniza’s tastes are a little different than the first through eighth graders at George W.

https://vimeo.com/30751307] Brewerytown and Fairmount Community Development Corporations have been working together to restore the greater business bureau in Brewerytown. The shared goal is to institute the phrase, “two neighborhoods and one community.” The Brewerytown Neighborhood

Four months ago, brothers Benjamin and Robert Bynum opened up Green Soul, their third and newest restaurant. Rather than serving the Southern comfort food cooked up at their restaurant Relish, found just across the street,

Where are the Hispanics at Occupy Philly? Ariel Paz, a coordinator for the demonstration, could not say. He was sure he had seen some, but could not specify if there was a strong Hispanic presence.

https://vimeo.com/30459298] Salsa and samba music played in the background as people gathered on the streets. The scent of guacamole, barbeque, and tamales lingered in the air as booths set up artwork, food, flags and clothes.

https://vimeo.com/30791681] The old Julia De Burgos high school building has sat abandoned for 12 years at Seventh and Lehigh streets, collecting dirt and falling apart piece by piece. Fairhill has an unusually high number of

https://vimeo.com/30757745  h=550 w=450] “We were a product of the streets, and now we are the solution,” said Louis Bryant, a member of The Brotherhood of Huntingdon Street. Roughly five years ago a group of North

Jeanné Hannum is the proud mother of four children. Each of her children has gone off to do great things–her oldest daughter is a food and personnel safety manager at Wegmans, her oldest son is a