It is easy to take for granted that Philadelphia is a Sanctuary City. Ever wonder how we got that status? It takes the work of dedicated activists from our community...
Five community-based healing artists are forming a new collective called Sycamore. Kelly McCarthy, the herbalist and teacher of Attic Apothecary, reached out to Maisie Sibbison- Alves, a Zen shiatsu practitioner,...
When Trish Maunder and Katherine Allen of Philly Touch Tours (PTT) give trainings about welcoming people who are blind or have low vision to museums and other institutions, they get...
Councilmember Helen Gym (At-Large) introduced Right to Counsel legislation (Bill No. 190386), which was passed by City Council in November. We spoke with Gym about why it is critical to...
During her first year with the Student-Run Emergency Housing Unit of Philadelphia (SREHUP), Bethany Ho was a regular volunteer who just wanted to support the shelter which was founded by Villanova professor Stephanie Sena...
By combining a wide range of perspectives from young women of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, the Philadelphia podcast Girl Truth: What Lens Are You Looking Through? is inspiring people...
“However many neighborhoods there are in Philadelphia,” said artist James Hough, who was incarcerated at SCI Graterford for 27 years, “that prison is an extra one, because the people that...
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...
We are currently living in a world where the limits on love, relationships, and gender are ever expanding, and while members of the LGBTQ+ community are afforded more safety and...
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...