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.
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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…
A Conversation with Black Hood’s Duane Swierczynski
The Black Hood is Philly’s answer to the comic book vigilante problem that we currently do not have. Although we have been visited by some of the more famous of super heroes, Superman did stop here in Philly for a “Cheese Steak sandwich” at one point. The Punisher stopped by once as well, and Thomas Elliot (Hush from Batman) resided in Philly for a time.
Q & A With Janice Gable Bashman, Author of Predator
Janice Gable Bashman is the Bram Stoker nominated author of Predator, her first novel and solo book project for young adults. Bashman is also the editor of The Big Thrill, an International Thriller Writers’ magazine, and has had her short fiction published in various anthologies and magazines. Bashman is also a member of the Society…
The people who care for Philly’s gunshot victims
Funeral directors, doctors and community activists on how they interact with families and deal with death
The Rooms Project: Recovery doesn’t have to be a struggle
On a humid Tuesday morning in Bucks County, in the surrounding neighborhood, a cul-de-sac setting, the only noise that can be heard is a water fountain from across the street. A backpack slung over her shoulder and a folding chair in one hand, Jillian Bauer, creator of The Rooms Project, walks up the stairs of…
Uber PA’s general manager calls PPA ‘a broken system’
Raymond Reyes signed up to join Uber, the popular ridesharing service, and everything seemed to be going well, he said, until one day in Center City he received a trick request.
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…
This Germantown native helps Philly dogs get adopted and takes strays off the streets
Steve Morales began working with dogs when he was in prison. Now he’s full time at ACCT.
Nonprofit Showcases Asian American Talent
The New York chapter of Kollaboration, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Asian-American performers, will hold its annual showcase this Saturday at New York University Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.