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https://vimeo.com/18395093] [soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/sp1038market/” height=550 width=600] The next and newest battle drivers face after the long winter of severe weather conditions are the potholes plaguing the city streets as the rainy months of spring have begun. [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18392305] Mayor Nutter wants the people of Philadelphia to pay to have their garbage picked up, but that proposal faces some serious trash talking throughout the city. Two Facebook groups opposed to the proposed fees [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18393064] Jamirca Delacruz had dropped out of Frankford High School. Brandon Ausborne was simply not attending a high school at all. Sarae White was struggling academically. All three chose to attend the newest Camelot School, [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18392374] With trees in bloom and birds chirping, dogs merrily walking and children happily playing, Jefferson Square Park would seem like any other neighborhood park in the city. But it has a history all its [continue reading…]

Just a few short weeks ago, Olney’s PA CareerLink Center was bustling with activity, with many job-searching hopefuls lined up outside of its door and still more seated in the waiting room. Today, the office is almost a ghost town. [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18392438] Throughout Philadelphia, murals brighten up neighborhoods and beautify industrial areas. However, for the residents of Walnut Hill the “writing on the wall” sometimes sends a controversial and confusing message to community members. On the [continue reading…]

https://vimeo.com/18395060] People gather on the corner of 47th  and Brown streets. There are children playing on the Mill Creek playground. There are adults sitting on lawn chairs on the sidewalks. There are people riding bikes. [continue reading…]

Philadelphia Neighborhoods has won two Mark of Excellence awards from the Society of Professional Journalists in the Northeast. The winners include the following: Best Independent Online Student Publication-4 Year College/University: First Place: Staff Best Sports [continue reading…]