City Hall
Transportation: Pausing the KOP Rail Reopens Possibilities for New Transit Priorities
City councilmembers and local advocates discuss how SEPTA should proceed after canceling its King of Prussia extension. [continue reading…]
Community
Neighborhoods
South Philadelphia: Looking Back While Striving Forward: 44 Years of the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia
Bunrath Math, 55, was only 11 years old when he fled Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge’s brutal rule. As an orphan in the United States, he initially found refuge in Berkshire, Massachusetts, before settling in Philadelphia in 1992. [continue reading…]
Education
Lower Moyamensing: Boosting Literacy Starts Early with Family Storytime at this Library
In Lower Moyamensing, the benefits — and fun — of fostering young readers is on display at the Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library. [continue reading…]
Crime
Crime: What Can Local Organizations Do to Help Stem the Tide of Violence?
What Can Local Organizations Do to Help Stem the Tide of Violence? [continue reading…]
Crime
Health: Hospitals Expand Care to Address Violence at the Source
Health: Hospitals Expand Care to Address Violence at the Source [continue reading…]
Center City
Society Hill: Local Vendors Gather at Headhouse Farmers Market
Vendors from Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey sell their produce at the Headhouse Farmers Market. [continue reading…]
Government
Wynnefield: How One Woman Works To End Gun Violence
Movita Johnson-Harrell provides knowledge on how she takes the time to help individuals in her community while trying to make a difference. [continue reading…]
Business
Fairmount: CDC Builds Momentum with New Executive Director
Although the Fairmount Community Development Corporation is a newer organization, it still hosts a calendar full of events to benefit the community. A huge part of that is because of its new executive director, Sarajane [continue reading…]
Health
Mayfair: Dance Moves Between Cultures
What started as a two-person weekly exercise routine at a local park blossomed into an almost 200-person expression of cross-cultural understanding in the Mayfair section of Philadelphia. “Exercise in the Park,” as locals refer to [continue reading…]
Immigration
Mayfair: Store Owner Builds Bridges Between Cultures
Keith Xiao is the owner of F & L Minimart on Frankford Avenue in Mayfair. He is also one of seven founders and, now, executive director of the Northeast Philadelphia Development Corporation, an organization that [continue reading…]