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Arts and Entertainment

Education: Five Classes To Try In Philadelphia Today

April 6, 2017 Diamond Jones 0

With all the negative attention education in Philadelphia receives, the community forgets about the different opportunities laced throughout the city. While there are endless programs serving the area’s youth, there are an abundance of classes [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Politics: To Keep Millennials In The City, Politicians Must Focus On the Schools

April 24, 2015 0

It is no secret that Millennials are fueling Philadelphia’s recent growth. Individuals aged 20 to 34 represent more than a quarter of the city’s population. According to the Pew Research Center, growth within this age [continue reading…]

Amateur Sports

Olney: Football Coach Robert Tate Stresses Academics and Athletics

October 24, 2014 0

The North Region Warriors battled their way through the rain during a recent football practice at Ziggler Field across from Grover Washington Middle School. The gloomy weather neither stopped Head Coach Robert Tate (above) from [continue reading…]

Cedar Park

Cedar Park: School Closings Create Concerns of Emotional Harm for Students

May 7, 2013 2

One major, yet underexamined, issue in the publicly contentious process of closing schools is the psychological impact on young children. More than half of the schools that are slated to close at the end of [continue reading…]

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