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Since being recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 by President Joe Biden, Juneteenth has been embraced by communities nationwide, including cities like Scranton, Pennsylvania. On June ...
After the sanitation trucks rumble down South Philadelphia streets, they usually leave behind a trail of crushed water bottles, debris tattered cardboard boxes, paper products, empty ripped chip bags, ...
Trainers Patrick Smith and Victor Lugo-Merle review data with an athlete in the athletic training room at Temple University on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Photo by Amarna Milne. At Temple University, ...
The long-awaited addition to the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia opened May 17, connecting Fitler Square and neighborhoods to the north. The trail will also connect to Grays Ferry and, ...
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 ...
Hale Womble, an owner of a rescued pit bull named Harper, walked into ACCT Philadelphia not thinking he would leave with a pet. After he met Harper, he said “Yep, you’re coming home and we’re going to ...
Often the first targeted by budget cuts, arts education is at a fickle and tenuous spot in K-12 education. The biggest supporters for the youth in the arts are those in the arts industry who know how ...
By Nicoletta Ariano & Jake Leonard “We deal with food insecurity, so we are providing food to people who are hungry. People who can’t get out of their house, people who are homebound, people who are ...
Brandon Pousley, is an award winning educator and CEO of Glitter, an organization geared towards affordable cleaning for neighborhoods in Philadelphia.He shared the significance of keeping Philly ...
Freddy Mahugu is the founder of the Wynnefield Track Club, a running group that meets every day of the week to run early in the morning on the Schuylkill River Trail.Mahugu is a certified USA track ...
The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, a project of The Initiative for Better Gun Violence Reporting, is a unique type of anti-gun violence program.Their main objective is to prove their ...
Bob and Barbara’s Lounge on South Street has been Philadelphia’s one of many cherished dive bars. Founded by Robert Porter and Barbara Carter in 1969, they’re most notably known for launching the ...