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Mount Airy: Construction, Transportation Headaches To Persist During Planned Bridge Overhaul

October 10, 2018Michaela Althouse and

Five months into a $12.1 million repaving project on Lincoln Drive, Mount Airy residents prepare for the rebuild of the Allens Lane Bridge, set to begin in April. Between the two projects, residents can expect

Mill Creek: Groups Collaborate To Build A Stronger Community

October 8, 2018Taylor Allen and

Pastor Derrick Long (pictured above), leader of the faith-based nonprofit organization Men of Mill Creek, wants community activism in Philadelphia to live on after he is gone. Young people are the way to do it, he

Mount Airy: Residents Bring Concerns About Child Care Centers Directly to Councilwoman Cindy Bass

October 8, 2018Michaela Althouse

Mt. Airy resident Robin Miller confronted City Councilwoman Cindy Bass in a meeting on Sept. 26 on her controversial bill to cut down on building new child care centers in the area. “I think if

East Falls: Laurel Hill Cemetery Hosts Public Performance Art

October 4, 2018Lindsay Hargrave

On a crisp Friday afternoon in Laurel Hill cemetery, just before the gates were closed to the public, a different sort of burial took place. There was no casket, no flowers and no corpse. There

Hunting Park: City Renames Street After Late Football Coach

October 2, 2018Brianna Baker and

The 900 block of West Cayuga Street has a new name: Wayne “Coach Wiz” Allen Way. The city unveiled the revamped street sign with a ceremony on the morning of Sept. 29, honoring the legacy of

Mantua: Despite Lack Of Funding, Miles Mack Recreation Center Continues On

September 26, 2018Taylor Allen and

Khadijah Muhammad, the on-site supervisor at the Miles Mack Recreation center, prepared about three dozen hot dogs for neighborhood children after school on Friday, Sept. 14. Every day, she makes lunch for children that come

Wynnefield: Protests Occur As Philadelphia Names Street After Former Mayor

September 25, 2018Hadiyah Weaver

Former Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode Sr. was recently honored as protesters rallied against the city naming a street in Goode’s honor on the 2400 block of North 59th Street. Throughout the ceremony, protestors chanted,

Immigration: Alphabet Book Announced At Philadelphia’s Welcoming Week

September 21, 2018Christopher Malo

A new alphabet book designed to promote insight into immigration was announced Friday, Sept. 14, at the kick-off of Philadelphia’s Welcoming Week, a weeklong event meant to forge dialogue between immigrants, non-immigrants, refugees and native

Immigration Law: Glancing At History

September 19, 2018Means George

President Donald Trump’s dedication to enacting a travel ban was finally approved by the Supreme Court on June 26 after the administration’s third revision of the policy finally passed in a 5-4 vote. It may

Immigration: Symbol Lai Helps Direct The City Of Philadelphia’s Position On Immigration

September 18, 2018Grace Shallow

Symbol Lai (above, far left) is the deputy director in the city’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA), which was formerly known under Mayor Michael Nutter as the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant and Multicultural Affairs. OIA