Chris Haywood is a volunteer teacher at ‘A Taste of African Heritage’ class in Austin, Texas. Starting in June, Philadelphia will be the first city in the country to offer permanent sites for A Taste of African Heritage (ATOAH), a…
A nonprofit group called Repair the World (RtW) discussed the impact of the citys Mural Arts Program in the latest of its Cocktails with a Conscience evenings, an event that drew nearly 70 people to a night of free food,…
Tali Smookler The Philly Farm Crew launched its second season last weekend when 35 volunteers turned out to help local farmers spread compost, prep growing beds and turn over soil for planting at the Urban Roots Farm, Heritage Farm and…
Kelan Lyons Students at Overbrook Educational Center do a mindfulness exercise with Cheryl Nichols, of Mindfulness Through Movement. Ten seventh and eighth graders sit in a circle in the library of West Philadelphias Overbrook Educational Center. The students repeatedly hum…
Social worker Inna Rymar is seeking donations to open a boxing gym for kids from underserved communities in Northeast Philadelphia, maybe in the Somerton section. She hopes that her nonprofit United States of Boxing Inc.will be able to help at-risk youth…
PNC Bank published its Corporate Responsibility Report on Monday afternoon, announcing its continued decrease in financial support for companies that practice mountaintop removal coal mining. The company invested $687.5 million in companies that utilize the controversial mining method in 2012.…
Get Lucid’s goal, cofounder Miguel Huerta said Wednesday night, is “just to snowball love.” The activist/artist collective hosted its second open mic night at W/N W/N this week. Best known for massive dance parties, Get Lucid is a combination of…
Kelan Lyons [ 1/29 ] In front of a near sell-out crowd at the Electric Factory on Thursday night, Minneapolis band Motion City Soundtrack tore through the entirety of their now-10-year old sophomore album, Commit This to Memory an…
