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TBYN says no to Castor Ave. changes
With over 75 years of history, Take Back Your Neighborhood, a civic organization located in Castor Gardens, is protesting in opposition to any construction project that would change the current traffic pattern configuration on Castor Avenue between Roosevelt Blvd. and Cottman Ave. This opposition includes the reduction or modification of the current four (two southbound and northbound lanes) traffic lanes. Many have said in the past “let us not fix that which is not broken.”
Philly museum’s school lunch exhibit shares insights into history of nutrition, childhood
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Pizza. Square pizza. Mac and cheese. Mac and cheese and pretzels. Cheese breadsticks with marinara. Triple decker PB&J sandwiches — with a hidden slice of whole wheat bread in the middle.These were some of the answers posted Friday night on a board at the Science History Institute in answer to the question: “What was your favorite school lunch?”The interactive exercise is part of the new exhibit at the museum called “Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Lunch Tray.” Eating lunch at school is...
Philly health centers get $1.2M to expand mental health and substance use treatment options
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. A federal agency has awarded $1.2 million dollars to community health centers in Philadelphia to expand mental health care and substance use disorder treatment. The money will be...
A New Book Elevates the Work of Black Philadelphia Writers
“If we needed a capital of Blackness, we’d make it Philadelphia.” So says Charles D. Ellison in his 2019 prose poem, “Philadelphia, Where Blackness Transcends.”. Ellison’s piece is the final entry in a new anthology, A Black Philadelphia Reader: African American Writings About the City of Brotherly Love, published by Penn State University Press. The editor of this collection, Louis J. Parascandola, is neither Black nor a Philadelphian. He is a professor of English at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York with a deep interest in the Harlem Renaissance and experience editing anthologies.
Committee of Seventy Launches Nonpartisan Interactive Voter Guide for Upcoming November Election
The Committee of Seventy, a leading nonpartisan advocate for better government and stronger democracy in PA, recently launched its Interactive Voter Guide for the upcoming November 5th election.
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