Where we go past the headlines and straight to the streets of Philadelphia
For the last 40 years, the Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund has helped thousands of families in times of need and just last week, Philadelphia came together in the Crystal Tea Room to celebrate co-founder, Peggy Dolan, and her legacy. Peggy Dolan lost her daughter, Kelly Anne, to a very rare form of Leukemia in... Continue Reading →
Pia Brancaccio, an art history professor at Drexel University, specializes in Asian art. However, the Naples native wanted to do something to celebrate Italian culture during Italian Heritage Month. Brancaccio decided to turn the URBN Center at Drexel University into a small Italian village by inviting students and faculty to help hang up "laundry" and... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW7A5IcW7a8 Business across Philadelphia are preparing for the new city soda tax and trying to learn more about it before the tax goes into effect on January 1st. And now, the American Beverage Association and some local businesses are suing to block the tax. The tax passed over the summer and it aims to raise money for programs like pre-K... Continue Reading →
With funding from the community, Senator Anthony Williams brings back the N2N Festival in West Philadelphia. Local businesses come together as vendors to open up for the rapper Common's headlining performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HNApiBktRs
The LGBTQ community in Philadelphia annually celebrates National Coming Out Week with a huge block party accurately named "Outfest." This celebration happens to be the world's largest National Coming Out Day celebration, providing the perfect setting to ask some people in the community about their coming out stories and how coming out has changed them and... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTCTFAPngPE Temple University is honoring the 50th anniversary of its Rome Campus and its study abroad program. In celebration, an exhibit featuring art works from several faculty members of the Rome campus; the first time the campus' work has ever been displayed in America. The draw of this exhibit is to highlight the amazing opportunity... Continue Reading →
Every month, hundreds of starving artists flock to Philly's First Friday public gallery viewing, hoping to get a taste of the clientele that established Old City galleries pull daily. With each passing month, it's getting tougher and tougher to gain critical exposure. At this October's event, local biology student Adam Knapp is feeling the strain. https://youtu.be/OclyEFcWovs... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/KV2sYJnlpJ0 Matt Anthony is from Fishtown in Philadelphia, PA. He works as a political organizer, helping out candidates like councilman Bobby Henon and Presidential nominee Hilary Clinton with their campaigns. Since campaigns are only so often, Matt plays the ukulele and sings around the city of brotherly love for some extra cash. He also attends open... Continue Reading →
Tour guide and Educational Specialist Samantha Hunter has worked at Eastern State Penitentiary for over a year. Watch and listen as she shares what it's like to work at this site filled with historic as well as haunted perceptions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq8yMBxtLa0&feature=youtu.be
Temple University Multimedia Storytelling 