Army veteran John McAfee’s service dog, a young Belgian Malinois named Fury, usually stays calm when they go to the gym. But one day recently, as they were heading in,...
This year, the Women’s Mobile Museum (WMM), a groundbreaking residency and exhibition series presented through a partnership with globetrotting South African “visual activist” Zanele Muholi and the Philadelphia Photo Arts...
No-one could argue that North Carolina native John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), a slave-owner, influential congressman, and seventh Vice President of the United States was a racist. “Freedom makes negroes crazy,”...
Does the number of trash cans in the neighborhood affect litter in the neighborhood? Simple question, right? But as Nic Esposito (director of the City of Philadelphia’s collaborative Zero Waste...
The Gershman Y, which has been operating out of a building on Broad Street between Lombard and Pine for 95 years, is making a big change. Formerly a signature program...
If Philly had a crystal ball, what would it show? At this year’s DesignPhiladelphia, the Friday night crowd at the Center for Architecture + Design got 10 quick (like, under-seven-minutes...
Startup leader Khai Tran realized that lending a hand in the community doesn’t always look the way you expect. If you can’t do the work directly, maybe you can help...
When local sculptor and installation artist Shelley Spector started her time at RAIR (Recycled Artist in Residency) earlier this year, she knew she wanted to work with things like wood,...
If you were inside a burning building, what would you do? How would the piercing noise of a smoke alarm make you feel? Would you run out of the building,...
The Mighty Writers mission is simple, but far-reaching: no-cost programs that teach kids and teens to think and write clearly. Mighty Writers launched with one location in South Philadelphia...