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Philadelphia: Aging at Risk of Financial Exploitation

December 28, 2016Kamal Elliott

Much has been said about impact of the millennials, which can make it easy to forget that baby boomers will soon reach retirement age. From 1999 to 2009, the nation’s aging population grew from 35.3

Center City

Center City: New Program Combats Illiteracy Among Philadelphia’s Youth

December 16, 2016Taylor Newstat Schwartz and

The Free Library of Philadelphia has long benefited communities around the city. As the adult illiteracy rate in Philadelphia continues to rise, the library system has strengthened a two-year program called Read by 4th to combat illiteracy

Center City

Center City: Five Parks That Make You Forget You’re In Philadelphia

October 10, 2016Mary R Salisbury and

Philadelphia is full of parks and lush gardens that make it easy to forget it’s a large city on the East Coast. Rittenhouse, Graduate Hospital and Logan Square are three neighborhoods within walking distance of each

Amateur Sports

Amateur Sports: Sports Groups are Important for Mental Health

June 17, 2016Andrew J Knight

The physical benefits of sports and exercise have long been established. Staying active can help fight disease, improve your immune system and show better character traits to help you develop as a person. But what about

Amateur Sports

Fishtown: ZogSportsPHL Giving Back to Charity Through Amateur Sports

June 2, 2016Andrew J Knight

On the Morning of 9/11, Robert Herzog was on his way to work. His office building was located on the 96th floor of World Trade Center One (North Tower). That morning, he did things he

Center City

Logan Square: “Like Living and Having a Classroom Outside of The Classroom”

May 31, 2016Alexandra Menzione and Paul Klein

The Logan Square Neighborhood Association is an all-volunteer community organization comprised of residents and organizations in the Logan Square area who hope to keep the area a beautiful and safe place to live and visit.

Environment

Fairmount: Plants Providing Natural Healing Benefits to People Using Herbal Remedies

May 5, 2016Jasmine Johnson

Before pharmaceutical medicine became prevalent in modern society, people used holistic herbal medicine to treat illnesses. Today, the trend of using herbs for health care continues. “Essentially, herbal medicine is the use of plants as medicine in

Business

Francisville: More Than Just Another Furniture Store, Uhuru Seeks to Educate

March 21, 2016Victoria G Mier

When nonprofit Uhuru Furniture moved from Center City to Francisville, sales manager Ruby Gittelsohn remembers one community member’s surprise. “I remember one guy said, ‘I was watching while they were renovating this building, but I

Amateur Sports

Fitness: UliftU Helps Get Homeless, Unemployed on Their Feet

March 8, 2016Aron Minkoff and

If someone is unemployed or homeless, finding the money to belong to a gym can be a challenge. Since time is often devoted toward searching for employment or a place to live, working out and staying healthy is

Featured Stories

Infrastructure: Five Projects Commuters Need to Know About

February 3, 2016Daniel T. Pelligrine and

 If last year is anything to go by, then 2016 is set to be a year full of disruption for commuters in Philadelphia, even without a visit from the Pope. And with 30 projects underway

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