Feel Good Fridays
After tragic fire, firefighters and Temple football players teamed up to install smoke alarms
The Valiants of Philadelphia, a fraternal society of Black and Latino firefighters in Pennsylvania, helped organize the safety effort.
3 years ago
Listen 1:57‘Letting it shine’: An Abington library is creating space for kids to talk about gender
The Abington Township Public Library’s new program, Rainbow Connections, offers a safe and fun place for LGBTQ+ kids in grades K-5.
3 years ago
Listen 1:49Philly has a new community drugstore powered by radical hospitality and four wheels
Twice a week, the truck, painted in soothing pastel colors, travels through Philadelphia neighborhoods dispensing free toiletries — and a dose of kindness.
3 years ago
Listen 1:48Philly’s traditional Christmas Village shines with a ‘liberating’ new attraction
For the first time, the holiday market at Love Park will feature a dedicated space for small businesses owned by Black and brown Philadelphians.
3 years ago
Listen 2:05Run by high school students, a new Philly cafe wants to change lives with coffee
At the city’s newest coffee shop in West Philly, there aren’t any pumpkin spice lattes or many adults, because at Stomping Grounds, young people are in charge.
3 years ago
Listen 1:54What Día de los Muertos sugar skulls mean to one Mexican artist in Philly
Ivonne Pinto-García embraces Día de los Muertos and its traditions as a way to honor her ancestors and share that pride with her Philadelphia community.
3 years ago
Listen 1:54Meet Iresha ‘da hood therapist’ Picot, Instagram healer
Iresha ‘da hood therapist’ Picot is a licensed behavioral therapist who has built a community around a practice of self-care that she says she didn’t have growing up.
3 years ago
Listen 2:04This Philly stylist wants to help people on their natural hair journey
Tori McCutcheon, owner of the new Headhouse Square salon, Tori Did That, is on a mission to help you love your naturally curly hair.
3 years ago
Listen 2:05‘Good for the soul’: Salsa pros offer lunchtime dance lessons at Love Park
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Siempre Salsa Philly is leading a Latin dance lunch break every Thursday at the park across from City Hall.
3 years ago
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