Filling The Walls With Hope

Philly street art project "Fill the Walls With Hope" aims to cover walls around the city with optimistic messages during the Covid-19 crisis

By Jessica Blatt Press
Business For Good

Alice Alexander

The fashion-forward, size-inclusive, and ethical apparel line is now producing hundreds of Covid-19 face masks. But its real aim is changing the local fashion scene for good

By Jessica Blatt Press
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Anna Purcell

The owner of Manayunk’s Threads on Main launched #ShareYour50 to encourage Philadelphians to keep local businesses afloat through the coronavirus shutdown

By Brianna Baker
Business For Good

Puzzle So Hard

Could a Philly-based puzzle company offer an antidote to all the coronavirus crazy?

By Jessica Blatt Press
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The Chase Series

Philly native John Butler III creates children’s books with characters all kids can relate to

By Kiersten A. Adams
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Mia Concepcion

Slam poetry changed the Youth Poet Laureate’s young life. Now she wants to give other Philly teens a chance to be heard.

By Jessica Blatt Press
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#SisterlyLove Project

This Women’s History Month, take in the vibrant street art created by—and honoring—Philly women of all walks of life

By Jessica Blatt Press
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Way Past Mad

With her latest children’s book, local author and film producer Hallee Adelman offers a lesson we can all use: It’s okay to let it all out

By Jessica Blatt Press
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They Carried Us

A riveting tome by two local educator/activists chronicles the lives of 95 African-American female trailblazers and their impact in Philly

By Jessica Blatt Press
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A Map of Myself

The one-woman show from 20-year-old Sara Abou Rashed charts her alternately heartbreaking and heartwarming immigrant journey

By Jessica Blatt Press