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Mantua: Neighborhood Dealing with Gentrification, Promise of Federal Help

April 9, 2015 1

In January 2014, President Barack Obama revealed the first five locations that will be designated as Promise Zones. The initiative, designed to provide vital investments to dilapidated areas, includes the Mantua neighborhood of Philadelphia. The Promise Zones are [continue reading…]