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COVID-19: Reading, PA Youth Program Changes Plans, Still Offers Mentorship

July 22, 2020 Nate Griesbaum 0

Reading High School graduate Tillman Sims began TLC Fore Reading five years ago with the goal of shaping the minds of young men and women from all walks of life. Using a shared interest in golf as a starting point, Sims’ program introduces inner city students to a larger world outside their neighborhoods. [continue reading…]

Crime

Point Breeze: This Week In The News – “Kill a Cop Save a Life” Graffiti, Homes Recovering From Arson

July 28, 2017 Jonathan Ginsburg 0

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people were talking about things happening in Point Breeze: Vandals Spray-Paint ‘Kill a Cop’ Graffiti on Pillars in Point Breeze: Police are investigating the [continue reading…]

5th Street

Olney: Abu Edwards Says He’s Always Felt ‘Pushed to Advocate for People’

November 4, 2015 Rovell S Vialva 0

Dressed sharply in a dark suit and tie, Abu Edwards sat adjacent to Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Paul P. Panepinto. The room emanated ceremony, muted in tone and tenor, with rows of [continue reading…]

Cobbs Creek

Powelton Village: As School Libraries Close, a Non-Profit Fills the Void

January 27, 2014 0

[vimeo 80776295] It’s no secret that the School District of Philadelphia has fallen on hard times. The district has to work with the budget it has set and because of this budget there have been many [continue reading…]

Education

Mt. Airy: Houston Elementary Library Renovations Spark Community Outreach

January 23, 2014 0

Henry H. Houston Elementary in Mount Airy weathered the Philadelphia School District budget crisis with help from the surrounding community. Despite the Philadelphia School District faces a $304 million budget gap this fiscal year, Houston [continue reading…]

Strawberry Mansion

Strawberry Mansion: The Homework Club

November 16, 2011 0

Every Tuesday and Thursday for the past month, Jessica Ausen, the counselor at L.P. Hill Elementary School has held the homework club, an after-school program that came to light when the principal called for more [continue reading…]

Center City

Center City: Annual Reading Initiative at the Free Library

February 6, 2011 0

https://vimeo.com/19576987] Philadelphia has many annual traditions. From the boisterous fun of the Mummer’s Parade to the solemn lighting of the giant Christmas tree in Rittenhouse Square, these traditions cover every major descriptor available. The Free [continue reading…]

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