It was the wide variety that drew in Angela Oliveira, a West Philadelphia mother with a passion for literature. But it was the devotion to educating her community that kept her coming back, especially now that book bans targeting black authors are on the rise. [continue reading…]
Little League pitcher Mo’Ne Davis made history on the mound. As she grew up, her ambitions continued to evolve. After playing softball at Hampton University and earning her bachelor’s degree in journalism, she decided it was time to leave the dugout and take a swing at the business side of sports. [continue reading…]
Philadelphia’s youth advocates have been pushing for a change in the foster care system. Each year, nearly one thousand youth age out of the system. What happens after that? [continue reading…]
The Ballroom scene, aka the Ballroom community, Ballroom culture, or Ballroom began as an African-American and Latino underground LGBTQ+ subculture. The ballroom scene has been around for over thirty years. [continue reading…]
A section of one of the busiest highways on the East Coast is getting a new look along a stretch of roadway in Philadelphia. Construction of a new pedestrian park above Interstate I-95 near Penn’s Landing is underway. [continue reading…]
Conversations around rent control have become a popular topic among Philadelphia citizens as rent prices continue to increase, but did you know Philadelphia did have rent control before? [continue reading…]
The games are competitive, the coaches and players are strong. The PCL soccer community is a close knit of people that goes back a long way. [continue reading…]
Voters will decide if the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities should be a permanent entity in the Home Rule Charter. [continue reading…]
As students were returning to campus Monday morning at the Community College of Philadelphia, the question was not, “How was your weekend?” but instead, “Are you registered to vote?” [continue reading…]
Philadelphia’s tap water is inexpensive and accessible. But resident surveys reveal close to 40 percent of Philadelphians report drinking bottled water as their primary water source at home, and low-income neighborhoods show higher percentages of bottled water usage. [continue reading…]
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