By Voice of Philly staff In a move that could dramatically impact the city’s homeless population, the U.S. Department of Labor Wednesday announced a first-of-its-kind $5 million grant to aid female homeless veterans. The grant includes more than $76,000 for Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education Center in North Philly. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said the… [Read more…]
June 30, 2010
By Lynn Shirley Author David Taylor shared his insight on how the poor coped with the Great Depression at a book signing and discussion Tuesday. The Free Library of Philadelphia hosted the event for the book Soul of a People, which included a documentary screening narrated by Taylor. The documentary shed light on more than just the poverty-stricken people but the… [Read more…]
June 29, 2010
By Kamilla Kovacs, Media Access Project Cross-post from www.mediaaccess.org Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski should remember one simple message as his agency clarifies its authority over Internet access services: The agency’s job is to serve the public. Accordingly, the FCC’s primary concern should be the needs of the nation, not those of big telecommunications or… [Read more…]
June 29, 2010
By Briana Baldwin Concerned citizens gathered on Monday at Wooden Shoe Books on South Street to discuss the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history, the British Petroleum oil spill. In a circle consisting of 12 people, the attendees went into great detail about the facts of the disaster. They also debated methods of stopping the… [Read more…]
June 29, 2010
By Ashley Joy A West Philadelphia neighborhood earned a little green after winning a contest earlier this month. Homes on the 1200 block of Wolf Street will each be retrofitted with energy efficient “cool roofs” after winning the city’s Coolest Block contest. Part of the city’s larger effort to ‘go green’ – which included the… [Read more…]
June 28, 2010
By Media Mobilizing Project/WPEB Secure Communities (click to download) This piece looks at the impacts of ‘Secure Communities’ legislation, which grants police officers many of the same powers as Immigrations & Customs Enforcement officials. Radio Tlacuache member Abel interviewed community members and a lawyer who focuses on immigrant rights, to explore the effects of this… [Read more…]
June 25, 2010
By Benjamin Herold, The Notebook Reprinted from the Philadelphia Public School Notebook blog: www.thenotebook.org The “turnaround teams” from ASPIRA, Mastery Charter, Universal Companies, and Young Scholars Charter School are all busy reaching out to parents and trying to formalize their working relationships with the School Advisory Councils (SACs) that recommended them and will monitor their… [Read more…]
June 25, 2010
By Voice of Philladelphia staff City residents and businesses with outstanding tax obligations have until the end of today to get their claims resolved. The city has been pushing its so-called tax amnesty for more than a month, hoping that tax delinquents pay what they owe without fear of penalty. With the city facing a… [Read more…]
June 24, 2010
By Lynn Shirley The University of Pennsylvania Wednesday kicked off its weekly summer event “Silk Road Summer Nights.” The music series offers the city residents to come out enjoy music and have a good time. The University of Pennsylvania hosts the series in order to allow community residents to step outside of their cultural comfort… [Read more…]
June 23, 2010
By Briana Baldwin Organizers of the Greenworks Philadelphia plan held a town meeting Tuesday about the federal budget and what can be done to improve upon green space in the city yesterday at the Philadelphia Free Library located at 19th and Vine. Close to 100 people attended the meeting. A year ago, Mayor Michael Nutter… [Read more…]
June 30, 2010
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