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Julius Rodriguez was born and has spent a majority of his time in Philadelphia. Rodriguez was introduced to boxing at a young age by his mother, he explained how boxing defined him as an athlete.

Kids played basketball outside of the empty Childs Elementary School. A group of young boys shoot a basketball into an aging hoop at the end of a large asphalt school yard. Behind them is the shell of ...

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Coming from Puerto Rico, Centro’s Executive Director, Maribel Lozada Arzuaga, came to Philadelphia when she was 18 years old. She first joined Centro as a dance instructor of traditional Puerto Rican ...

memorabilia and fairy lights. There are also two bars on the opposite ends, lined with ruby red padding and old-school cash registers. It’s a small and colorful place with something always going on, ...

In a neighborhood as vibrant and lively as Chinatown, a dismal overcast has been set with the announcement of an arena proposal. 76 Place was first announced in July of 2022, and if approved, is set ...

Kensington as part of Mayor Cherelle Parker’s initiative to transform Kensington. Between the closure of several homeless shelters and the shuttering of one of the city’s largest food bank programs, ...

Evelyn Toriz moved from El Paso, Mexico to Norristown, Pennsylvania in 2019. She came to the United States with her young children; little six-year-old Johan and nine-year-old, Angeles. Both of ...

At the Philadelphia Department of Prisons Detention Center, an innovative program called, New Leash on Life pairs incarcerated men with rescued shelter dogs for mutual healing and rehabilitation. This ...

Construction site behind St. Lucy's School. Since 1682, when William Penn began what was called his “holy experiment,” Philadelphia has been a haven for those who practice the Catholic religion. In ...