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Frankford: Q&A with Angenique Howard, founder of Unique Dreams Inc.

May 3, 2022 Samantha Sullivan

Angenique Howard formed Unique Dreams Inc. in 2019 to empower, uplift, and educate the Frankford community. While providing services such as trade classes, summer camps, and block clean-ups, Howard ultimately hopes to reinstate the Garsed Center to its former status as a thriving community center.

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West Oak Lane: Planting Seeds For Youth to Help Clean Up Streets

May 10, 2016 Talore G McBride

On the corners of many streets in neighborhoods throughout the city, there is trash and other debris strewn around. Events like the annual city-wide spring cleanup day were created to help keep streets clean and also

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Port Richmond: Block Cleaning Unites Community

November 13, 2014

The sounds of brooms, shovels, brushes and laughter filled the streets early Saturday morning. The neighborhood that is usually quietly waking up was wide-awake and cleaning their block. With a bit of planning from the

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