It’s that time again! As Thanksgiving and the December holidays approach many Philadelphians generously replenish food cupboards and provide festive meals for down-on-their-luck neighbors. Caring for Friends, a nonprofit based...
Every picture may tell a story, but who owns the art? The artist? The subject? The space and community that houses the work? Whose story is really being told? For local...
South Philadelphian Mia Concepcion recently became Philadelphia’s Youth Poet Laureate, a position with a city-wide platform, mentoring, performance opportunities, and stipend. Poetry started as a hobby for Mia. This...
It’s well documented that Philadelphia is a patchwork of neighborhoods, people, resources, and needs. An enduring challenge for nonprofits and the people who run them is figuring out how to bridge...
Our history is chock full of women who have made battlefield contributions, from the American Revolution’s Molly Pitcher to the Civil War women soldiers disguised as men, to 20th century...
It’s summer in the city, and for some kids the whiff of chlorine is a gateway to months of fun. Philadelphia’s Department of Parks and Recreation manages 74 public pools...