Independence Seaport Museum wants you to love the Delaware River
If you live all the way out in, say, West Philly, why should you think about the Delaware River — something you don’t interact with at all on a daily basis? And what exactly is a watershed? These are...
View ArticleThese 9 businesses won free rent to revitalize Kensington’s commercial corridor
Kensington Ave is about to get a little buzzier. Shift Capital launched its Kensington Avenue Storefront Challenge back in early September to hear city residents’ ideas in “reimagining Kensington Ave...
View ArticleWhat would a women-led city look like? This urban anthropologist wants to...
Urban anthropologist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman wants people to realize something while on their daily commute to work or walking to and from their destinations. “I think most people don’t walk around...
View ArticleCheck out these Philly advocacy orgs’ guides to help displaced Puerto Ricans
A new year often means fresh starts, but many local communities are still dealing with the aftereffects of 2017’s tragedies. That includes Puerto Ricans who fled here to Philadelphia after hurricanes...
View ArticleHow Soil Generation is cultivating food justice leaders of color in Philly
Philadelphia has a hunger problem, as a fifth of residents are lacking enough food to live healthy, active lives. Possible solutions run the gamut but one coalition of urban farmers and organizations,...
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