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Brewerytown

Brewerytown: Black Men Engaging Neighborhoods Marches to Change Mindsets

November 12, 2019 Christian Starr and Marie Angele Zoungrana 2

Organization holds rallies on blocks around city that have seen their fair share of violence […]

Arts and Entertainment

Art Museum: Protestors Gather Against Gun Violence

June 24, 2019 Andrea Malizia 0

Overcast skies loomed above the Philadelphia Art Museum on Wednesday, May 29. A crowd holding posters and pictures flooded the museum steps. People hugged and shook hands, cheering as speakers called for an end to […]

Crime

Germantown: Engaged Citizens Spend Another Evening With The Captain

October 17, 2018 Elizabeth Leer and Kira Runk 0

Police Capt. Anthony Ginaldi (pictured above) and Officer Joseph Lukaitis hosted the 39th Police District monthly Captain’s Meeting and Community Town Watch Meeting on Sept. 24 at Mercy Neighborhood Ministries of Philadelphia, a few blocks […]

Crime

East Passyunk: Victim/Witness Services of South Philadelphia Reaches Those Needing Help In Community

December 28, 2017 Alexander Starkman 0

The Victim/Witness Services of South Philadelphia is a non-profit organization that has offered free support and advocacy to victims and witnesses of crimes in South Philadelphia since its establishment in 1989. The advocates from the […]

Klein Fellowship- Income Inequality

Port Richmond: This Week In The News – Mapping Progress And A Car Theft Suspect Identified

August 25, 2017 Jared Phillips 0

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people were talking about things happening in Port Richmond: Mapping Progress in 55 Philadelphia Neighborhoods– Tom Ferrick took factors like crime, household income, population, […]

Crime

Juniata Park: Different But Still a Place to Appreciate

June 6, 2017 Kevin Hayes and Colton Shaw 0

Residing in the heart of her neighborhood, Kate Clarke is the president of the Juniata Park Civic Association. The community-based organization meets the second Tuesday of each month to discuss and mitigate community issues. How […]

Education

Hunting Park: Program Leader Gives Back to the Next Generation of Lenfest Center Learners

March 29, 2017 Dalton Balthaser 1

As a youth in Hunting Park, Kysheen Wilson was always looking for a place that he could get excited about. In 2007, the Philadelphia Police Athletic League began to use the building on N.10th St. […]

Center City

Philadelphia: Aging at Risk of Financial Exploitation

December 28, 2016 Kamal Elliott 0

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 […]

Business

Mayfair: Q&A with a Business Leader Fighting a Changing Neighborhood

October 17, 2016 Erich Joseph Martin and Daniel Joseph O'Neill 1

Angela Vanni is a Philadelphia native and an owner of Giggles Gifts, a retail gift shop which specializes in candies, cards, seasonal decorations and other possible presents. Located at 7400 Frankford Ave., it was founded by the Veneziale […]

Crime

Mayfair: Civic Association Leader Renews Interest in Splitting 15th Police District

April 25, 2016 Aaron Windhorst 1

For nearly 30 years, Mayfair residents have been urging the Philadelphia Police Department and the City of Philadelphia to split the 15th Police District. Largely owing to a collaboration between Donny Smith (above), president of […]

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