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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney joined other city officials to announce the open route for this year’s Philly Free Streets event. Residents can explore miles of North Philadelphia without worrying about cars getting in the way.

Chef Joy Parham directed traffic in her kitchen classroom at Strawberry Mansion High School on a Friday afternoon. That day’s lesson was a collaboration with the Spanish II class and Parham had more students streaming

Ronald Crawford (pictured on the right), a mental health therapist based in North Philadelphia, uses hip-hop music to challenge negative culture and educate individuals about drug use. He hopes to engage and encourage people to

Lisa Miccolis’ desire to change the foster care system began after she visited South Africa in 2008. There, she met a 16-year-old Zimbabwean refugee who would lose his refugee status at 18 and have to

There was one topic on everyone’s mind at a 24th Police District Police Service Area Three, which serves Port Richmond and Kensington, meeting on April 10. The proposal of the city’s first safe injection site.

Two local women of color offer stories of hope for mental health through their book “The Color of Hope: People of Color Mental Health Narratives.” Vanessa Hazzard (below, left) and Iresha Picot (below, right) are

The nonprofit artist community Da Vinci Art Alliance(DVAA) is collaborating with Lightbox Film Center to bring queer voices to the forefront. The new exhibition, Civil Disobedience: Celebrating Queer Narratives, is currently on display at International

Asher Freeman is a nonbinary personal trainer who uses they/them pronouns. Lifting weights, Freeman said, was a task that helped them find a connection and comfort with their body. “Lifting weights illuminated for me the