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.
Indah Nuritasari was born and raised in Indonesia. She ran away from her home and to Germany in 1994, establishing the first independent journalist union soon after, when Indonesia was still under the Suharto regime. She is a writer, journalist and has been the recipient of the Leeway Foundation’s transformation grant for work connecting immigrants and refugees to…
When William Fedullo was young, he remembers wanting to be a center fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies. Eventually, he realized that he might need a back-up plan. Besides baseball, Fedullo had enjoyed movies and television shows having to do with lawyers and felt that as a lawyer, he could change a lot of things that…
Opening on October 2nd, the Schuylkill Banks Boardwalk is a 2,000-foot long concrete structure running parallel to the Eastern Shore of the river from Locust St. to the new stair tower on the southern side of the South Street Bridge. This project provides an important link to the Schuylkill River Trail and Center City from…
El Diario La Prensa was once a proud newspaper to be a part of, but with the constant urge to stay relevant in today’s time the paper has been hit with a number of layoffs and may soon be gone for good.
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…
As part of an ongoing effort to explore how technology can be utilized to improve government function, City Controller Alan Butkovitz announced Wednesday that the city has been using drones to inspect dangerous buildings in neighborhoods across Philadelphia. Butkovitz and his team selected four locations around the city to test the drone’s capacity to make…
The Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia (CCAP) is the oldest association of foreign consuls in the United States, encompassing representatives from over 30 countries around the globe. Members of CCAP are responsible for enhancing and coordinating relations between their respective countries and the greater Philadelphia region. To Krista Bard, CCAP’s newly appointed president, that responsibility…
Esperanza’s Gabriella Gabriel Paez and Firm Hope Baptist Church’s Rev. Richard Harris discuss revitalization projects they’ve piloted in Hunting Park and Kensington and how they keep local residents top of mind.
Dysfunctional families, distrust of the system, the lack of affordable housing — there are so many situations that could influence why a person can become homeless that others might not consider as they walk past those experiencing it. “I think we tend to look for easy answers because homelessness is horrible and scary and you want that easy…