Where we go past the headlines and straight to the streets of Philadelphia
William Penn founded Philadelphia with the intentions of continuing his love of London’s neighborhoods. Philadelphia has been called “the City of Homes” to “the City of Residences,” but now is being established as the “City of Neighborhoods,” as Penn once dreamed. While the total population of people moving into the city of Philadelphia and its... Continue Reading →
Write and publish on your site a 500-600 word short feature story from your beat. Stories should include at least two human sources and one non-human documentary report or statistical source. Ask yourself who the story is for and what that audience would want to know. You are required to take a photo for this... Continue Reading →
You remember the inverted pyramid, right? Cram all the important stuff — who? what? when? where? into a couple flimsy paragraphs at the top of your story. It works great in some situations, especially breaking news. But our next assignment is a written feature story, and we're ditching the pyramid. The goal for your lede... Continue Reading →
While Philadelphia is attracting more and more people into its' neighborhoods, some are seeing progressive growth and others are seeing disappointment. Areas like Brewerytown and Fishtown are just a couple of the neighborhoods that are seeing rapid growth and a safer community. With younger people and families moving in, the trouble seems to be moving... Continue Reading →
This is a map depicting each station that the SEPTA Media/Elwyn train stops at. Being a commuter myself, I take this train regularly to get to and from school. In this map, you will find the names of the stations, the zone of the station, the different city/townships each stop is in, and the exact... Continue Reading →
Philadelphia is a city known for its ethnic and cultural diversity. In March 2015, Philadelphia's Wilma Theater at Broad and Spruce opened its production of Hamlet, starring Zainab Jah. While plenty of women have played Hamlet, Jah became only the second black woman to take on the iconic role. Given this twist on one of the... Continue Reading →
The city of Philadelphia has over a dozen claims to fame. As one of the busiest and largest cities in the U.S., and known for it's cultural diversity and history, there are infinite things that Philly has to offer. As far as the food department is concerned, there is only one food in the entire... Continue Reading →
Throughout the week, more and more Homeless are leaving in the street. No where for them to find a shelter put them up on their feet. Throughout Philadelphia, I had the privilege to find a shelter called Project Home which is a Philadelphia non-profit organization empowering individuals to come out and break a cycle of poverty... Continue Reading →
Philadelphia residents are starting to speak out about how unhappy they are are about the lack of concern by others and the government towards their neighborhoods. Some feel that parts of the city are flourishing due to the rapid rate of people moving into neighborhoods such as Fairmount and Fishtown. All the while, builders are... Continue Reading →
SEPTA travelers are finally getting back SEPTA Service, which experienced heavy delays/defunct service due to snow storm Jonas that hit just weeks ago. The Blizzard of 2016 was one of the worst storms the Northeast has seen in quite some time. In fact, it was ranked the fourth-worst snow storm we have seen here on the... Continue Reading →
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