Sep 28, 2019
Candidates in the Working Families Party would have you believe that the impediment to progress in the city has been two Republican at-large members of Council. But is that really true? Larry Platt looks at candidates Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke’s campaigns and wonders where’s the substance? Find the text...
Sep 26, 2019
The Eagles offensive lineman talks about the importance of nutritional programming for youth, and spotlights Philabundance’s BackPack program, which removes the stigma surrounding need by delivering nutritious food to every kid at 27 participating sites. Find the full text version of the story
Sep 24, 2019
Angela Beale-Tawfeeq, a Rowan University professor and former competitive swimmer who created a program to teach city kids how to swim—something particularly relevant for African Americans, whose rate of unintentional drowning is more than 5 times that of white children. She has done some pretty great work,...
Sep 23, 2019
This week, the Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman spotlights cool music programs for youth in Philadelphia and talks about why they're so important. He also shares stories about his own experience with music as a child, including an obsession with the baritone sax. Read the text version