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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 ...
Gun violence comes with numerous violent crime reports and MacMillan is determined to fix the harm done by these stories.
Tim Popp sits on a couch outside of one of Music Theatre Philly’s dance studios. While arts education is slowly rebuilt in the Philadelphia school district, local programs across the city have built a ...
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… ...
Access to the arts encourages Philadelphia’s youth to dream big, and these local organizations are helping build the skills to get there.
Glen Fern is the former property of wealthy and influential miller Thomas Livezey that dates back to 1747. In its day, the sprawling farmstead at the edge of the Wissahickon Creek featured one of the… ...
University of Pennsylvania President Gaylord Probasco Harnwell, who oversaw the destruction of the Black Bottom, leaned over a campus model in 1968.
Homelessness and addiction often go hand in hand. One Day at a Time (ODAAT) is a Philadelphia organization that aims to combat both through support and outreach. ODAAT operates several facilities and ...
Nariah Anne Jewett works to keep North Philadelphia juveniles out of the system. (Kayla Bryan/PN) At just 21 years old, Nariah Anne Jewett is already making her mark in the criminal justice field.
John Longacre stands atop his new development, "ReNewbold," on 16th and Moore Streets. Conjure up an image of the average incoming Newboldian, and you just might get a vision of someone like Jeff ...
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 ...