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Government

How To: Apply For A Green Card (Adjustment Of Status)

June 26, 2018Means George

It’s hard to understand immigration without understanding the process that immigrants have to weave their way through in order to maintain a stay in another country. “It is a serious process,” said Jane Cowley, public

Environment

Environment: NonProfit Sustains Through Home Renovations

June 22, 2018Michael Blanche

Over the past 30 years, Rebuilding Together Philadelphia has renovated neglected homes and assisted people earning low-incomes in specifically selected areas of the city. On June 1 and 2, volunteers, experts and neighbors reconditioned 10

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: Accomplished Comedian Finds Home in Philadelphia’s Blossoming Comedy Community

June 21, 2018Henry Savage and

A creator, teacher and a comedian, Justin Jain is one of the founding members of The Berserker Residents, a professor at the University of the Arts, and a well-known face in Philadelphia’s theatre community. Like

Arts and Entertainment

University City: Where Diverse Tastes Meet Ethnic Cuisine

June 20, 2018Serenity Bishop and

University City not only has an eccentric personality from its local shops and architecture, it also provides an array of restaurants. Within just a few blocks, University City provides ethnic cuisine ranging from Japanese and

Fairmount

Food: Five Community Gardens Enriching Philadelphia

June 19, 2018Pukanecz Savannah and

Community gardens are spreading like weeds throughout Philadelphia. These beautiful green spaces ensure sustainable, fresh produce in a concrete jungle and provide a refreshing feel to a metropolitan area. Not only do these open spaces

Chinatown

Chinatown: Asian Americans United Leads Youth Engagement Projects

June 19, 2018Moran Erin and

Asian Americans United hosts and organizes a variety of civic engagement programs and events, most of which are largely facilitated by youth volunteers. But one woman, Teresa Engst, helps organize and train the young volunteers

Southwest Philadelphia

Southwest: The Rewards of Helping a Community Grow

June 18, 2018Brianna Cicero and

Donna Henry loves the feeling of helping someone in a tough situation. It’s part of why she loves working for the Southwest Community Development Corporation. She first went to the Southwest CDC for a position

Fishtown

Fishtown: Owner Vipul Patel Opened The City’s First Legal Marijuana Dispensary

June 14, 2018Jake Gibbons and

Behind tinted storefront glass and an intercom-locked door, lies Vipul Patel’s vision: spotless walls and slick flooring, flanked by flat screen displays and colored bleach-white, with a painstakingly grown ivy backdrop behind the front desk.

Business

Point Breeze: Five Ways to Enjoy Point Breeze

June 13, 2018Tracie Thompson and

Coffee shops and barber shops that double as art venues, an outdoor eatery with a sardine can hanging from the side of the restaurant, murals scattered along the sides of buildings and city views worth

Uncategorized

Arts & Entertainment: Kristen Schier Keeps The Audience Laughing And Students Learning

June 12, 2018Bayley Carl and

Kristen Schier wears a lot hats. She currently works as the improv producer at Philly Improv Theatre, the artistic director for The N Crowd, as a senior lecturer at The University of the Arts and

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