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Archive: June 2014

West Philly Job Training Program Set to Grow uncategorized

Jun. 30, 2014 12:53 pm

West Philly Job Training Program Set to Grow

Two years ago, after being laid off from his job as a court reporter, 24-year-old Michael Benson was brooding in his Overbrook kitchen when his mother called — she had heard about a new program connecting neighborhood residents to local jobs — the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative. Benson applied and was accepted into the program, […]
Last Day to Comment on DVRPC’s Regional Transportation Plan uncategorized

Jun. 30, 2014 12:14 pm

Last Day to Comment on DVRPC’s Regional Transportation Plan

Screenshot of map of TIP projects developed by DVRPC The Delaware Valley Regional Transportation Commission (DVRPC) is accepting public comments until 5:00 pm today on the region’s Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). The plan outlines transportation projects that intend to use federal funds over a four year period and is required for the region to receive […]
Menagerie Coffee Stands Out as an Accessible Cafe in Old City uncategorized

Jun. 30, 2014 11:12 am

Menagerie Coffee Stands Out as an Accessible Cafe in Old City

Not much in Old City is accessible to people with disabilities and older adults — many of the shops, cafes and stores are old buildings that were built with a step in their entryway. Menagerie Coffee, a coffee shop owned by Elysa DiMauro and April Nett, who had previously worked at Bodhi Coffee and Elixr), seems […]
Event: Fireside Chat: Mythbusting Impact Investing funding

Jun. 27, 2014 11:59 am

Event: Fireside Chat: Mythbusting Impact Investing

The space at CityCoHo Impact investing, a form of socially responsible investing, has become a buzzword in the sustainability community. According to Global Impact Investing Network, “Impact investments are investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social and environmental impact alongside a financial return… Impact investing tends to […]
Event: Author Leanne Brown to Give Tour of Clark Park Farmers’ Market uncategorized

Jun. 27, 2014 11:02 am

Event: Author Leanne Brown to Give Tour of Clark Park Farmers’ Market

Photo by Tyrone Turner In partnership with The Food Trust, author Leanne Brown, whose recipe book, Good and Cheap, focuses on combating barriers to healthy, affordable eating, will give a free tour at the Clark Park Farmer’s Market this Saturday, June 28. Brown’s tour will mirror supermarket tours she regularly conducts in low-income New York City neighborhoods […]
Wash Cycle Laundry Transitions to Electrically-Assisted Tricycles uncategorized

Jun. 26, 2014 1:24 pm

Wash Cycle Laundry Transitions to Electrically-Assisted Tricycles

Wash Cycle Laundry’s new electrically-assisted tricycle next to old trailer Wash Cycle Laundry is an environmentally-conscious laundry service that does pick-ups and deliveries throughout Philadelphia via bicycle. For its first two years, the company has depended strong riders who can haul hundreds of pounds of laundry using only a sturdy mountain bike and a trailer. […]
Why the Civic Hacking Community Needs Non-Coders uncategorized

Jun. 26, 2014 11:44 am

Why the Civic Hacking Community Needs Non-Coders

Mark Headd giving a presentation about open source program GitHub at CityCoHo Corey Acri wasn’t sure if Code for Philly was right for him. The local chapter of the civic hacking group Code for America was filled with talented talented coders and technologists, and Acri had very little coding skills beyond the basics he learned in […]
Deadline to Register an Organization for the Tire Round-Up Program is June 27 uncategorized

Jun. 25, 2014 12:45 pm

Deadline to Register an Organization for the Tire Round-Up Program is June 27

Every year since 1995, the Streets Department’s Sanitation Division has organized a Tire Round Up Program as a way to get rid of illegally discarded tires in communities throughout the city. The program is designed to remove illegally discarded tires from the city streets, sidewalks, parks, alleys, and riverbanks. Registered volunteers who participate in the […]
Three Philadelphia Projects to Receive 2014 ArtPlace America Grants funding

Jun. 25, 2014 11:01 am

Three Philadelphia Projects to Receive 2014 ArtPlace America Grants

This morning, ArtPlace America Executive Director Jamie L. Bennett announced $14.7 million in 55 grants to creative placemaking projects. The projects were selected from the 97 finalists announced in February. Out of the 55 grants, three were awarded to Philadelphia-based organizations: Asian Arts Initiative and Center for Architecture will receive a $644,885 grant for their project, “Pearl […]
Senator Bob Casey Proposes Special Tax Credit for Promise Zones people

Jun. 24, 2014 2:42 pm

Senator Bob Casey Proposes Special Tax Credit for Promise Zones

  Local stakeholders in West Philadelphia Promise Zone gathered for announcement of new legislation to aid community. Sen. Bob Casey announced a bill last week to create special tax credits for businesses who hire from within one of the five Promise Zones designated by the Obama Administration. The Pennsylvania senator made his announcement in front […]