Olney: Renewing a Historic Street
Drive up one of Philadelphia’s most historic main streets and you will see longtime residents walking amongst new and vibrant residents, flashes of a city heading for the future. Stephanie Michel’s job...
View ArticleQueen Village: Five Thrift Shops Where You Should Buy, Sell and Donate
Thrift shops, like Retrospect (above), are popping up all around Philadelphia, and the center of the used and vintage craze is Queen Village. With Fabric Row on 4th Street, many thrift and vintage...
View ArticleFairhill: Promoting Latino Culture and Resources Through Community Events
El Centro de Oro, the golden center, fosters Latino dance, music and culture in Fairhill, while also bringing light to an abundance of resources available in the community. This has been showcased...
View ArticleOlney: A Community Drawn Together in Ink
Alston Henry prodded his partner with jokes as he drew on his shoulder with a needle. After he finished, he slapped a cloth on the fresh patch of ink, stamped to the shoulder of fellow tattoo artist,...
View ArticleOlde Kensington: The Circus Comes to North Philly
Residents gawked from stoops and car windows as people flew dozens of feet above their heads. Nestled on the edge of Olde Kensington, Fly School Circus Arts treats residents to their very own circus in...
View ArticleHunting Park: Esperanza Trains Young Martial Artists
A line of children stood stiff as boards as Tony Gonzalez carefully examined their stances. Students who did not listen to instructions did pushups. Students who arrived late did pushups. No, this was...
View ArticleHunting Park: A New Way to Educate
Daivin Rivera was a victim of bullying for seven months before his parents found out. A truancy letter stating he had missed eight days of school arrived in the mail, driving his parents to ask Daivin...
View ArticleSouth Philadelphia: Vietnamese Community United in Prayer
A chanting voice flows out of the top floor windows of the Chua Bo De Buddhist Temple in South Philadelphia. A drum beat signals the followers to recite the mantra. Draped in plain blue robes, they...
View ArticleSouth Philadelphia: Voices of Violence
For five years, Trang Dang has been labeled a victim. “For me, the definition is very hazy,” she said. “But people have always identified me as a victim of violence, so I was like, ‘OK, I guess I was...
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North Philadelphia: The Village Teaches Digital Media
Sherrieff McCrae, a student at the Village, works the camera. The colorfully painted walls at the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia allow the students to forget their day’s troubles...
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