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The William Penn Foundation, in collaboration with The Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family Foundation, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, and Wyncote Foundation, recently announced that they will begin accepting applications for “Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures,” the regional component of the Ford Foundation’s “America’s Cultural Treasures” initiative.  Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures will support the recovery of BIPOC…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Pa. Auditor General Timothy DeFoor   ( Photo/paauditor.gov) Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor recently visited the Greater Philadelphia YMCA to talk to young people about the importance of knowing how to be smart with their money, as well as promote this year’s statewide student financial literacy competition.  He was joined by Philadelphia YMCA…

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The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) is looking for a development partner or partners to rehabilitate 59 PHA-owned vacant homes to create affordable homeownership opportunities for families in the rapidly changing Brewerytown neighborhood of North Philadelphia. The properties involved are bounded by Ridge, Glenwood, and Girard avenues, from 24th to 30th streets. The homes range in…

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By Veronica Norris  The NAACP Philadelphia Branch ACT-SO program has launched the first of their series of  kickoff events for the 2021-2022 competition season. The purpose of ACT-SO kick-offs is to recruit potential students and engage them in the participation process. ACT-SO — an acronym which stands for the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics…

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“I know that some inarticulate things I said earlier this week have offended people. The message conveyed through media sound bites is not at all what I meant. Complete answers based on data aimed at solutions to gun violence will be edited down to sound bites. It’s my job to make sure even those sound…

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PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney today accepted the resignation of Commerce Director Michael Rashid, effective immediately. “Today I offered, and Mayor Kenney accepted, my resignation as Director of Commerce. My continued service would serve as a distraction from the work of the Department, which is far too important to the City and region,” said Michael…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia City Commissioners Al Schmidt, right, and Lisa Deeley speak to the media as election workers process ballots for the general election, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) The Committee of Seventy’s Board of Directors announced Tuesday that Al Schmidt has been named president and…

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Illusionist Mervant Vera brings a new type of entertainment to Rittenhouse Square By Afea Tucker “Deceptions: A Magical Night of Mystery and Deception” is Philadelphia’s newest entertainment option on Rittenhouse Square. It features the “master of deceptions,” illusionist Mervant Vera. “I’m a pioneer of sorts,” Vera said. “I’m the first magician who’s had a show…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Retired City of Philadelphia manager and community activist Sultan Ahmad with his wife Harriet and son, Samir.  (File photo courtesy Thera Martin)(File photo courtesy Thera Martin) By Thera Martin Retired city manager and longtime community activist Sultan Ahmad made transition on November 25, Thanksgiving Day. He was 73. “The outpouring of love and…

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By MARYCLAIRE DALE PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, complaining in a petition released Monday the verdict was thrown out over a questionable agreement that the comic claimed gave him lifetime immunity. They said the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in June to overturn Cosby’s conviction…

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