Looking forward to better days
The last image that I saw of my dad, was when he was laying in his casket. He looked so peaceful and it was at that moment that I realized I would never hear from him again.
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What Is The Impact Of Music?
I think I started working on “What Is The Impact Of Music” for JUMP Philly around 2012. I’ve been working on this story for a while now and I’m really happy that the link to the online version has been published. I talked to a lot of people around Philly about the sometime violent lifestyle…
Put to the Test in a Sometimes Unrecognizable Country
Sometimes, it is difficult to articulate how I truly feel about the events playing out in this country. How disappointed I am that it is becoming less of what I thought it was when I was younger: a great place to live and thrive.
How misinformation and fear keep Philly immigrants from accessing public benefits
Immigration pros from Community Legal Services and HIAS Pennsylvania clarify who is eligible for benefits such as a healthcare and SNAP.
Radio Times at the movies: “Star Wars” and “Creed”
Guest: Peak Johnson, Joe Turner, Jake Blumgart, Frank Kubach, Terrence Lewis Today Radio Times goes to the movies. We’ll start off with the most anticipated film of the year, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” which opened last night. Marty talks with two diehard Star Wars fans — PEAK JOHNSON, a Philadelphia writer who contributes…
Q&A with Illustrator & Designer Hilary Sedgwick About “Hip Hop Illies”
Hilary Sedgwick created Hip Hop Illies with a core concept in mind; she wanted the personal project to be about Hip Hop but to also focus on different themes down the line. Manifesting from another project, Sedgwick first started Illies with an illustration of Biggie Smalls. She liked the drawing so much that she…
Philadelphia Artist and Singapore Native Meei-Ling Ng Envisions a Beautiful World Using Recycled Materials
After working for some years as a graphic designer in Singapore, Meei-Ling Ng sought to further expand her knowledge of art and move to the city of Philadelphia. Ng said aside from her creativity needing a boost, she also needed a different environment and structure. She attended the Art Institute of Philadelphia, majoring in Specialized…
10 volunteer and donation opportunities to aid Philly’s hungry this holiday season
In Philadelphia, there’s no shortage of need to help people facing economic hardships. See: the stagnant poverty rate, increasing hunger, a difficult-to-navigate affordable housing crisis. Thankfully, there are also a wealth of nonprofits and other social service organizations eager to step in year-round — and especially on holidays associated with meals, comfort and community. But…
Thriving lunch truck to open brick-and-mortar store
U Got Munchies, a popular food truck that made its way to Main Campus last semester, is slated to open its first restaurant this semester next door to the Owl’s Nest. The restaurant, to be located at 2012 N. Broad St., will also be named U Got Munchies, but will offer more food for Temple…
Lost in the education system, two West Philly natives on what got them into — and out of — jail
Josh Glenn and Aaron Kirkland say drug dealing often felt more promising than school