Tag: Center City

Center City: Philadelphia Children’s Theatre Thriving

December 20, 2024Joelle Carr

While arts education is slowly rebuilt in the Philadelphia school district, local programs across the city have built a thriving community of talented students who work year-round to put on multiple productions. Music Theatre Philly

Community Service: How a Local Barber Seeks to Make a Difference One Haircut at a Time

December 20, 2024Nathan Mutale

Jawuan Jones performs a haircut on his client, Darien, as part of his Haircuts 4 Homeless nonproft. Philadelphia has a large issue that city officials don’t seem to know how to fix:homelessness. As the number

Analysis: Philadelphia is seeing an increase in homelessness despite an influx of resources

December 20, 2024Nathan Mutale

B. Jawuan Jones cuts the hair of a client, Darien, as part of his pop-up barber shop on Broad Street It’s 11 a.m. on a Monday, and local barber B. Jawuan Jones heads out to

Center City: Walnut Street Theatre Keeps Philadelphia Arts Alive

November 25, 2024Joelle Carr

The oldest operating theater in the country wants to protect the arts of the city.

Transportation: SEPTA Releases Two Options for Bus Network Redesign

May 4, 2022Jefferson Schoemer

on to Phase 2 of SEPTA’s “Bus Revolution,” where SEPTA staff will engage with public transit riders to assess the support of each option.

Center City: Four Groups Organize LOVE Park Rally Against Transgender Discrimination

October 29, 2018Simone Stancil

Chants of, “Stand up! Fight back!” echoed throughout LOVE Park on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Hundreds gathered to vocalize their concerns about recent threats to transgender civil rights and to show support for the transgender community.

Center City: Morris Animal Refuge Serves the Community

April 23, 2018Richards Nadege and

Anthony Wessel is the lifesaving manager at the Morris Animal Refuge, a nonprofit animal welfare services organization in Philadelphia. Morris Animal Refuge was America’s very first animal shelter, founded in 1874 by Elizabeth Morris, one of the

Center City: Veganism and Vegetarian Take Over One Menu At a Time

April 22, 2018Richards Nadege

Just a few years ago, vegetarian and vegan food options in Philadelphia were mostly found in the grocery store aisles. But over the past few years, the city has seen an explosion of new restaurant

Center City West: Area Building Boom Includes High-Rise Hotels, Condos

April 28, 2017Stetson Miller

David Ertz peered out his office window at the evolving Center City skyline he is helping to create. “It is kind of remarkable, what’s going on,” said Ertz, a partner and design architect at Cope

Rittenhouse Square: As the Decades Pass, Clothing Store Owner Keeps Pace With Changing Fashions

March 13, 2017Stetson Miller and

The visually stunning windows of Sophy Curson on the corner of 19th and Sansom streets stand out in the sea of industrial and vintage-looking storefronts. The slanted tile roof and floor to ceiling windows are