Category: News

A few years ago, I saw someone post a question on Facebook asking about safe spaces for black trans women to go swimming. And that got me wondering about the city’s parks and rec centers. They’re supposed to be safe and inclusive spaces for everyone, but it doesn’t always feel that way. There’s one rec […]

Philadelphia has been in the spotlight this month as the nation commemorates the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Of independents in the city that would become the nation’s first capital. Extreme heat caused some events to be canceled and others to be delayed. But crowds of people still […]

Many Philadelphians don’t realize that one of the city’s largest and most dynamic public spaces is tucked along the waterfront at the bottom of South Philly. I was just at the Navy Yard yesterday with my dog and my husband, and I’m always surprised to discover something new to see or do when I’m there. […]

Philadelphia is welcoming people from across the globe for the World Cup, but many communities across our city have been building a soccer culture long before the global spotlight arrived around the block, reporter Pok stopped by a youth soccer practice session in Finnigan Playground in Southwest Philly to find out more. P.O.C. In Southwest […]

After years of fighting to shut down an oil refinery in Southwest Philly that residents said was a threat to public health, a group of organizers want to make sure the next business to move into the neighborhood doesn’t pose similar problems around the block. Reporter Nikki Schaffer brings us this story. Nikki Schaffer The […]