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Featured Stories

Veterans Affairs’: VMC Says Fairwell To E.D. Tim Meserve and Welcome’s Tim Williams

October 24, 2014

The Veterans Multi-Service Center is changing leadership. The new executive director of the VMC is Tim Williams (pictured above), taking over from Tim Meserve, who served as the executive director for two years. Meserve, a

Mayfair

Mayfair: Putting Used Goods To Good Use

October 20, 2014

At first glance, the interior of The Camouflage Rhino looks and feels just like any other thrift store you may have visited. Racks of clothing, second-hand furniture and various used appliances fill the sales floor.

Social Issues

Veterans’ Affairs: Five Ways You Can Help Veterans Right Now

October 2, 2014

Servicemen returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last 13 years have made the needs of returning veterans more obvious to the public. Here are five organizations in Philadelphia that assist military veterans

Center City

Center City: The Veterans Advisory Commission, a One-stop Shop for Vets

September 23, 2014

On the door to Room 127 on the ground floor of City Hall, the “5 p.m.” closing time sign is peeling off. Scott Brown, director of the Veterans Advisory Commission, leads the agency established by

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Five People You Need To Know

March 3, 2014

Philadelphia is nationally known for its sports culture, so naturally the city of brotherly love is crawling with professional and amateur athletes alike. Whether they are behind the scenes or right in the action, these

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