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Ludlow: Seventh Annual Sugar Kane Festival Engages Community

Asociaciòn Puertorriqueños en Marcha is a non-profit organization that provides critical health, housing, substance abuse and support services for families in North Philadelphia. The organization has worked to transform North Philadelphia by rehabilitating older housing

Kensington: Community Organization Continues to Give Kensington a Makeover

Since the founding of the New Kensington Community Development Center in 1985, the Kensington community has seen many changes as a result of projects the organization was involved with. In recent years NKCDC has taken

Northeast Philadelphia: Autistic Endeavors Learning Center Buys Lower Dublin Academy

https://vimeo.com/25190006] A historic building in Northeast Philadelphia is now continuing its purpose centuries later. The Lower Dublin Academy began as a one-room log cabin schoolhouse in 1723. The building developed from the will of Philadelphia’s

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South Africa: Its People and Neighborhoods

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Professor Shenid Bhayroo and a team of Temple University journalists will spend more than one month in South Africa, with periodic reports about the country and its people.

Roxborough: Local Teens Impressed by South Africa Trip

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A group of Roxborough teens from the Salvation Army recently visited South Africa. Read about their trip on our partner’s website, www.newsworks.org at https://bit.ly/kZoTOg

Powelton Village: Fencing Academy of Philadelphia

The last thing anyone would expect to see in West Philadelphia would be a Fencing academy. But the unexpected is always possible. Located at 3519 Lancaster Avenue is the Fencing Academy of Philadelphia. Fencing isn’t

North Central: Lifeline to Keep Kids Away from Crime

The New Start Foundation and Temple University TV (TUTV) are working on a project together that seeks to inspire city kids currently wrapped in a life of crime. This collaboration between these two entities puts

South Philadelphia: As Boxing Fades, MMA Thrives

https://vimeo.com/25145585] When one thinks of a dynasty, many names come to mind. The Steelers of the ’70s and ’90s Cowboys and of course the Yankees at any given time immediately pop into the sports

Northeast Philadelphia: Breaking Ground for New Firehouse in Tacony

https://vimeo.com/25177572] “There’s a public neighborhood partnership in that the fire training room will double as a community room and will have public access,” he said. “We will be able to have neighborhood meetings there.” It

Logan: Indochinese American Council in Full Bloom

https://vimeo.com/25109167] In the middle of Feltonville, there is a small part of peace and quiet tucked away on the side of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Wyoming Branch. Nestled up against the towering walls, a

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