Jan. 24, 2018 1:55 pm
What’s missing from the conversation about safe injection sites: drug users’ voices
"This is a very top-down process, and that doesn't always reflect what's best for drug users," said one harm reduction activist. Inside the fight to quell the city's opioid addiction crisis.
Jan. 4, 2018 1:21 pm
A filmmaker made a movie about 4 North Philly kids’ lives. Five years later, she checked back in
Amanda Danzinger's "Backyard Philly Project" update premieres today online.
Dec. 3, 2017 9:31 pm
What a North Philly film 10 years in the making can teach about building relationships
Jonathan Olshefski spent nearly a decade filming the lives of Christopher “Quest” Rainey and his family for his first documentary feature. Here are some resulting lessons on getting a community's story right.
Jul. 31, 2017 6:27 am
Joanna Otero-Cruz takes on Gurney Street
From nonprofits to city government, the Fairhill native has spent her career working with at-risk communities. Right now, she's focused on cleaning up the notorious hub for the city’s opioid epidemic.
Jul. 28, 2017 12:25 pm
Why this civic leader with 25 years of service in North Philly has an open-door policy
“Consider the community, find out what the community needs, not what you think that they need,” said Christine Brown, director of the Cecil B. Moore neighborhood's Beech Community Services.
Jul. 19, 2017 10:06 am
Urban Creators’ HOODSTOCK is taking on ‘land sovereignty and liberation’
The fourth annual festival is this Saturday. Here's what else the North Philadelphia nonprofit and urban farm has been up to.
Jul. 12, 2017 12:25 pm
For Shalimar Thomas, economic development and community betterment for North Broad are one in the same
The North Philly native and executive director of North Broad Renaissance is a major connector of businesses and stakeholders as part of the nonprofit’s mission to revitalize the commercial corridor by 2020.
Jul. 6, 2017 4:36 pm
North Philly Peace Park may be holding on to its space for decades to come
The community garden and gathering space seem to have come to an agreement with the Philadelphia Housing Authority to achieve a "long-term, multi-decade lease" on its current land at 22nd and Jefferson streets.
Jun. 14, 2017 11:38 am
What a bus ride up North Broad Street showed about its potential future
North Broad Renaissance, the city-funded nonprofit tasked with revitalizing the commercial corridor, has been busy making connections and improvements since it started working two years ago.
Mar. 24, 2017 12:56 pm
Is there hope for improving North Philadelphia’s gentrification problem? The solutions are varied
“What I see is a lack of respect,” said one panelist at The Advocate Center for Culture and Education's recent What Matters Forum.