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Strawberry Mansion: Tyrone Williams of NAC Teaches Community To Use Its Voice

June 27, 2016 Jordan Gunselman 0

Now the head of community engagement at the Strawberry Mansion Neighborhood Action Center, Tyrone Williams has worked his whole life trying to better his community. From a young age, Williams took an active interest in reaching [continue reading…]

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Frankford: “There is So Much to Do And So Little Time”

February 9, 2016 Sienna I Vance 0

Christine DeJesus has been working as the Frankford Neighborhood Advisory coordinator for four years and she has a plethora of responsibilities. She cares strongly about the Frankford community, which is why she has devoted her [continue reading…]

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Southwest Philadelphia: Providing Healthy Alternatives to Food at Corner Stores

May 14, 2014 0

https://vimeo.com/92712824] Corner stores aren’t the best venues to purchase healthy food in Philadelphia, partly due to the combination of what the stores stock and what the customers choose to purchase. According to a 2010-12 study on [continue reading…]

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Logan/Olney: Five People You Need to Know

February 25, 2014 0

School closings. Drug activity. Shootings. Unfortunately, news outlets in Philadelphia often primarily focus on negative events in northwest neighborhoods Logan and Olney; they only have the time and space to cover the bad stuff. However, [continue reading…]

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