Made In PhillyPhilly’s Italian food scene is featured on PBS’s ‘No Passport Required’“It’s not a news flash but I’m not as good at making pasta as Marc Vetri,” host Marcus Samuelsson said in a recent phone chat.Michael Klein Behind the Story: Made in PhillyRay Boyd and Raishad Hardnett South Philly’s historic Jewish community is growing. She opened a new synagogue to serve it.Oren Oppenheim These young people are helping bartenders stop sexual harassment before it escalatesAnna Orso With pizza and police sessions, a new organization in West Philly seeks to empower youthHeather Khalifa AdvertisementBehind the scenes of Made In PhillyAudience members at The Philadelphia Inquirer’s July 9 event were eager to contribute their ideas to the Made In Philly project, inviting journalists to visit their neighborhoods and meet local changemakers.Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer Her sister has diabetes. Her father has cancer. She wants to be the change that could have helped them.“It’s crazy that we’re surrounded by large healthcare systems but to feel like there’s no choice but wait to go to the ER.”Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer Entrepreneur gives young tech developers a jump start on careers at Jumpbutton StudioYou don't have to wait to jump-start your dreams. At least, that's what Nicodemus Madehdou, founder of local high-tech start-up Jumpbutton Studio, believes.TyLisa C. Johnson MOVES provides queer and trans people of color with community and a more inclusive Pride festivalA pop up space in West Philly is giving black and brown queer and trans people of color a place of their own.Kristen Balderas OCD has ‘bullied her brain’ since she was 3. Now she’s using cycling to raise awareness.Sami Sorid approaches OCD the same way she does cycling: “Sometimes when I’m going down the hills I feel scared because I don’t know what’s coming next, but I always keep pedaling.”Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer Meet the Mayfair artist who aims to celebrate Northeast Philly and put it on the streetwear mapJay Pross’ designs aim to celebrate North Philadelphia, an area he feels is not widely represented.Ellie Silverman 'A feeling I didn’t get from orchestra’: Why a Curtis Institute grad teaches band at South Philadelphia High School“He let’s us be ourselves,” said Yenely Ramos, a 10th-grade trumpet student in band class. “I feel free in the band room.”Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer Arcadia volunteers work with Special Olympics athletes but worry that budget cuts may impact similar programsThe local groups model their work after the Special Olympics unified program, in which the volunteers play with the athletes as opposed to coach from the sidelines.DeArbea Walker Philly, come tell us about changemakers in your communityAs part of the Made In Philly project, the Philadelphia Inquirer's Lenfest fellows are holding a series of coffee shop chats to hear from community members about changemakers we should be covering.TyLisa C. Johnson and Jesenia De Moya Correa Through hip-hop and dance, this nonprofit teaches girls of color how to code — ‘It helped me build who I am’At the innovative danceLogic, based in West Philadelphiphia's West Park Cultural Center, dance teachers and a Comcast tech executive teach teenage girls dance moves and coding — and find that the two disciplines have a lot in common.Heather Khalifa ‘It feels really lonely when you’re the only person that you know’: Veggie Mijas is serving up vegan dishes for people of color Vegans of color have found ways to embrace both their culture and their preferred eating habits.Kristen Balderas When she was raped, she didn’t see other black women talking about it. Now she’s started a conversation.Black women are more likely to face sexual violence but less likely to speak out or be believed when they do. LaQuisha Anthony is trying to change that.Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer These women of color tackle lactation disparities one belly bump at a timeBreastfeeding Latinas is a five-year-old Philadelphia project that educates expecting mothers before they are in labor, and empowers women of color to become breast-feeding specialists themselves.Jesenia De Moya Correa A new Please Touch play about bean pies, friendship, and Muslim American fortitude"Bashirah and the Amazing Bean Pie," based on Philly author Ameenah Muhammad-Diggins’ children's book, signals a new direction in Please Touch children's performances.Heather Khalifa Qunify meetups bridge the differences in Philly’s LGBTQ+ community“When you come to our parties you see South Asians, East Asians, black folks, Latinx folks, femme folks, masc folks, trans folks — everyone just celebrating the community. That is not something that happens often.“Kristen Balderas See more storiesAdvertisement
Philly’s Italian food scene is featured on PBS’s ‘No Passport Required’“It’s not a news flash but I’m not as good at making pasta as Marc Vetri,” host Marcus Samuelsson said in a recent phone chat.Michael Klein
Philly’s Italian food scene is featured on PBS’s ‘No Passport Required’“It’s not a news flash but I’m not as good at making pasta as Marc Vetri,” host Marcus Samuelsson said in a recent phone chat.Michael Klein
South Philly’s historic Jewish community is growing. She opened a new synagogue to serve it.Oren Oppenheim
South Philly’s historic Jewish community is growing. She opened a new synagogue to serve it.Oren Oppenheim
With pizza and police sessions, a new organization in West Philly seeks to empower youthHeather Khalifa
With pizza and police sessions, a new organization in West Philly seeks to empower youthHeather Khalifa
Behind the scenes of Made In PhillyAudience members at The Philadelphia Inquirer’s July 9 event were eager to contribute their ideas to the Made In Philly project, inviting journalists to visit their neighborhoods and meet local changemakers.Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer
Behind the scenes of Made In PhillyAudience members at The Philadelphia Inquirer’s July 9 event were eager to contribute their ideas to the Made In Philly project, inviting journalists to visit their neighborhoods and meet local changemakers.Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer
Her sister has diabetes. Her father has cancer. She wants to be the change that could have helped them.“It’s crazy that we’re surrounded by large healthcare systems but to feel like there’s no choice but wait to go to the ER.”Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer
Her sister has diabetes. Her father has cancer. She wants to be the change that could have helped them.“It’s crazy that we’re surrounded by large healthcare systems but to feel like there’s no choice but wait to go to the ER.”Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer
Entrepreneur gives young tech developers a jump start on careers at Jumpbutton StudioYou don't have to wait to jump-start your dreams. At least, that's what Nicodemus Madehdou, founder of local high-tech start-up Jumpbutton Studio, believes.TyLisa C. Johnson
Entrepreneur gives young tech developers a jump start on careers at Jumpbutton StudioYou don't have to wait to jump-start your dreams. At least, that's what Nicodemus Madehdou, founder of local high-tech start-up Jumpbutton Studio, believes.TyLisa C. Johnson
MOVES provides queer and trans people of color with community and a more inclusive Pride festivalA pop up space in West Philly is giving black and brown queer and trans people of color a place of their own.Kristen Balderas
MOVES provides queer and trans people of color with community and a more inclusive Pride festivalA pop up space in West Philly is giving black and brown queer and trans people of color a place of their own.Kristen Balderas
OCD has ‘bullied her brain’ since she was 3. Now she’s using cycling to raise awareness.Sami Sorid approaches OCD the same way she does cycling: “Sometimes when I’m going down the hills I feel scared because I don’t know what’s coming next, but I always keep pedaling.”Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer
OCD has ‘bullied her brain’ since she was 3. Now she’s using cycling to raise awareness.Sami Sorid approaches OCD the same way she does cycling: “Sometimes when I’m going down the hills I feel scared because I don’t know what’s coming next, but I always keep pedaling.”Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer
Meet the Mayfair artist who aims to celebrate Northeast Philly and put it on the streetwear mapJay Pross’ designs aim to celebrate North Philadelphia, an area he feels is not widely represented.Ellie Silverman
Meet the Mayfair artist who aims to celebrate Northeast Philly and put it on the streetwear mapJay Pross’ designs aim to celebrate North Philadelphia, an area he feels is not widely represented.Ellie Silverman
'A feeling I didn’t get from orchestra’: Why a Curtis Institute grad teaches band at South Philadelphia High School“He let’s us be ourselves,” said Yenely Ramos, a 10th-grade trumpet student in band class. “I feel free in the band room.”Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer
'A feeling I didn’t get from orchestra’: Why a Curtis Institute grad teaches band at South Philadelphia High School“He let’s us be ourselves,” said Yenely Ramos, a 10th-grade trumpet student in band class. “I feel free in the band room.”Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer
Arcadia volunteers work with Special Olympics athletes but worry that budget cuts may impact similar programsThe local groups model their work after the Special Olympics unified program, in which the volunteers play with the athletes as opposed to coach from the sidelines.DeArbea Walker
Arcadia volunteers work with Special Olympics athletes but worry that budget cuts may impact similar programsThe local groups model their work after the Special Olympics unified program, in which the volunteers play with the athletes as opposed to coach from the sidelines.DeArbea Walker
Philly, come tell us about changemakers in your communityAs part of the Made In Philly project, the Philadelphia Inquirer's Lenfest fellows are holding a series of coffee shop chats to hear from community members about changemakers we should be covering.TyLisa C. Johnson and Jesenia De Moya Correa
Philly, come tell us about changemakers in your communityAs part of the Made In Philly project, the Philadelphia Inquirer's Lenfest fellows are holding a series of coffee shop chats to hear from community members about changemakers we should be covering.TyLisa C. Johnson and Jesenia De Moya Correa
Through hip-hop and dance, this nonprofit teaches girls of color how to code — ‘It helped me build who I am’At the innovative danceLogic, based in West Philadelphiphia's West Park Cultural Center, dance teachers and a Comcast tech executive teach teenage girls dance moves and coding — and find that the two disciplines have a lot in common.Heather Khalifa
Through hip-hop and dance, this nonprofit teaches girls of color how to code — ‘It helped me build who I am’At the innovative danceLogic, based in West Philadelphiphia's West Park Cultural Center, dance teachers and a Comcast tech executive teach teenage girls dance moves and coding — and find that the two disciplines have a lot in common.Heather Khalifa
‘It feels really lonely when you’re the only person that you know’: Veggie Mijas is serving up vegan dishes for people of color Vegans of color have found ways to embrace both their culture and their preferred eating habits.Kristen Balderas
‘It feels really lonely when you’re the only person that you know’: Veggie Mijas is serving up vegan dishes for people of color Vegans of color have found ways to embrace both their culture and their preferred eating habits.Kristen Balderas
When she was raped, she didn’t see other black women talking about it. Now she’s started a conversation.Black women are more likely to face sexual violence but less likely to speak out or be believed when they do. LaQuisha Anthony is trying to change that.Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer
When she was raped, she didn’t see other black women talking about it. Now she’s started a conversation.Black women are more likely to face sexual violence but less likely to speak out or be believed when they do. LaQuisha Anthony is trying to change that.Aneri Pattani, Staff Writer
These women of color tackle lactation disparities one belly bump at a timeBreastfeeding Latinas is a five-year-old Philadelphia project that educates expecting mothers before they are in labor, and empowers women of color to become breast-feeding specialists themselves.Jesenia De Moya Correa
These women of color tackle lactation disparities one belly bump at a timeBreastfeeding Latinas is a five-year-old Philadelphia project that educates expecting mothers before they are in labor, and empowers women of color to become breast-feeding specialists themselves.Jesenia De Moya Correa
A new Please Touch play about bean pies, friendship, and Muslim American fortitude"Bashirah and the Amazing Bean Pie," based on Philly author Ameenah Muhammad-Diggins’ children's book, signals a new direction in Please Touch children's performances.Heather Khalifa
A new Please Touch play about bean pies, friendship, and Muslim American fortitude"Bashirah and the Amazing Bean Pie," based on Philly author Ameenah Muhammad-Diggins’ children's book, signals a new direction in Please Touch children's performances.Heather Khalifa
Qunify meetups bridge the differences in Philly’s LGBTQ+ community“When you come to our parties you see South Asians, East Asians, black folks, Latinx folks, femme folks, masc folks, trans folks — everyone just celebrating the community. That is not something that happens often.“Kristen Balderas
Qunify meetups bridge the differences in Philly’s LGBTQ+ community“When you come to our parties you see South Asians, East Asians, black folks, Latinx folks, femme folks, masc folks, trans folks — everyone just celebrating the community. That is not something that happens often.“Kristen Balderas
