Community

During the DNC last week, my organization, 5th Square, launched a ...

When civic boosters promote the benefits of hosting a national political convention, they tout the economic benefits. However, I witnessed some unexpected social benefits, too

I couldn’t believe my ears. There’s a movement to ban parking on the median strip in South Philly! What next? Banning soft pr ...

Our second public storytelling event was held on June 18th, 2016 in scenic Ile Ife Park at The Village ...

The roots of dissent run deep in Philadelphia.

In the middle of Westmoreland Street, just past North Uber, is a deep red row home with steep steps. In the 1940s and ’50s, ...

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Whether you’re a soldier, a Marine, a sailor or an airman, our service members are unique individuals. But those tearjerking ...

The week that Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were shot down was one of the most emotionally draining weeks for me, my black communit ...

Over the five years I lived in and around Germantown, I was intrigued by the way race and class affected the manner in which decisions go ...

Undeterred by mid-afternoon thundershowers, revelers and Francophiles by the hundreds filled the 2100 block of Fairmount Avenue on Saturd ...

A look at how some Philadelphia-area 9/11 veterans readjusted to life back home after serving in the U.S. military. On July, 9, 20 ...

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A group of about 200 protesting police brutality and recent police-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota made their way Saturday ...

Thousands filled the Ben Franklin Parkway to celebrate Independence Day despite gray skies and occasional downpours. The 10-hour W ...