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ABOVE PHOTO:  Philadelphia Convention Center woes–Teamsters Local 107 yell Monday, May 12, 2014, in Philadelphia. Teamsters Local 107 is protesting an alleged lockout by management at the convention center on Monday morning.  (AP Photo/The Philadelphia Inquirer, Alejandro A. Alvarez)   By Kiarra Solomon (@by_kiarra) The $780 million expansion of the Philadelphia Convention Center, fully funded by…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Cuisine by OIC-back row, standing (left to right): Lance Ellis of North Philadelphia; Corinne Sanford of North Philadelphia; OIC Chef Instructor Chalie Schmidt; Christina Guiden of Olney; and Jonathan Cox of West Philadelphia. Front row, seated (left-right): Atif Bostic, Vice President at Citizens Bank and Board Chair for Philadelphia OIC; Andrew Swinney, President…

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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently announced a $50,000 grant to the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) in support of “Beyond Sustenance,” a series exploring the connections between African-American agricultural and culinary traditions. AAMP is one of 19 individual artists and arts organizations who received a total of $780,000 from the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rev. Dr. Alyn E. Waller (l) as Dr. King and Tariq Karim El-Shabazz, Esq.  as Malcolm X.     The Dell Music Center, in collaboration with the School District of Philadelphia, presents “The Meeting,” a play by Jeff Stetson, on Saturday, June 7 at 8:00 PM.  Called “provocative,” “persuasive,” and “powerful” by audiences, the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The inaugural poet–President Bill Clinton gets ready to hug poet Maya Angelou on Capitol Hill in Washington in 1993, after she recited a poem, “On the Pulse of the Morning” for his inauguration. Vice President Gore is at right. Poets and poetry lovers around the country are hoping that Barack Obama, known for…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bill Cosby (Eugene Parciasepe / Shutterstock.com)   The Father’s Day Rally Committee, Inc. (FDRC) will host its 25th Anniversary Celebration with a full week of activities starting Monday, June 9 thru Sunday, June 15, 2014. FDRC is proud to announce that Dr. William “Bill” Cosby will serve as the 25th Anniversary Honorary Chair…

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By Denise Clay Craig Stroman, founder and CEO of We Feed The Homeless Philly, is a really busy man right now. While the Crystal Tea Room in the Wanamaker Building is a grand space that would make any event special, a lot of finishing touches need to be put on before the third annual We…

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State Rep. Stephen Kinsey, D-Phila., will hold his second “Salute to Veterans,” a ceremony and open house in honor of veterans, from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Soldiers Monument, the intersection of Germantown Avenue and School House Lane in Germantown. The ceremony, which begins with a community parade from Chelten Avenue to School…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf hosts his party the Santander Stadium in York, Pa., Tuesday, May 20, 2014.  (AP Photo /The Philadelphia Daily News, Steven M. Falk ) On Tuesday night, we learned that incumbents can be beaten in Philadelphia with the help of the legal system, voter turnout in Primary elections continues…

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Says Council shouldn’t wait for consultant’s report     To put the facts on the table about a $1.86 billion deal to sell the Philadelphia Gas Works, the non-partisan Committee of Seventy today urged Philadelphia City Council to hold a public hearing before its summer recess.       According to Seventy’s VP and Policy Director…

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