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On June 14th, the “No Kings” protest in Philadelphia drew an estimated 80,000 people in a powerful demonstration against the ...
Kids played basketball outside of the empty Childs Elementary School. A group of young boys shoot a basketball into an aging hoop at the end of a large asphalt school yard. Behind them is the shell of ...
It is not unusual to revisit an old neighborhood. Sometimes a sense of nostalgia drags people back to the places where it all began, and according to Allen Meyers, who grew up in Strawberry Mansion… ...
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Freddy Mahugu as he runs the Boston Marathon. Photo courtesy of @nattyphoto on Instagram. Freddy Mahugu is the founder of the Wynnefield Track Club, a running group that meets every day of the week to ...
Gun violence comes with numerous violent crime reports and MacMillan is determined to fix the harm done by these stories.
William Peterson, a former convict, has trouble finding work in Kensington. Factories and textile mills line the neighborhood’s streets. The owner of a local restaurant runs down the street to fill up ...
Change is relative. That seemed to be the message from longtime locals living and working near Frankford Avenue in Mayfair. As the heart of Mayfair, Frankford Avenue has certainly gained a few nail… ...
Brandon Pousley the CEO of Glitter, a waste managemnet organization, has taken the time to talk about the importance of this organization. He discusses what motivated him to be part of the change for ...
Specca Farms is a family-owned, pick-your-own farm 45 minutes outside of Philly in Bordentown, NJ. (Photo by Claire Bauer) After a Specca Farms customer approached Wendy Byers with an interest in ...
“When it gets hot, this area is hot.” Beat the Heat will continue its focus on in-home cooling this summer, providing fans and air conditioners to Hunting Park residents who need it most.