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Written by Elton Jolly
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Saturday, 21 October 2006 |
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A reader writes in about a solution to youth violence in the city. Just this past August, I drove to my friend's home around 51st and Ludlow. When we got there, 5 shots rang out. Then there was a man on the ground, semi-conscious, reaching for his cell phone, surrounded by blood. This man had just been shot; I watched him as he died. To this day I see the look in his eyes and wonder why? Why is it like this?These days, everyone is asking themselves that question. I would like to share a possible solution. First, we need to realize that guns do not shoot themselves. A weapon is only as dangerous as the intentions of the person behind it. Back during the 1970s, Philadelphia had a major problem with gang war violence. Kids were shooting and killing rival gang members over trivial things like territory. |
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Written by Caryn Hunt
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Thursday, 19 October 2006 |
 Rev. Jesse Brown of MCA That casinos are devastating to the communities in which they locate is pretty well known. They have brought nothing but economic stagnation to Atlantic City and Detroit, among other cities. Though roughly only 5% of the population is susceptible to gambling addiction, this group composes up to 50% of the casino customer base. |
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Written by Caryn Hunt
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Sunday, 15 October 2006 |
 GreenPlan Philadelphia's Open Spaces Plan |
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Written by Caryn Hunt
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Friday, 13 October 2006 |
 Inmates Plant Seeds for Community The City Harvest Project connects an extensive and diverse network of people and organizations. Inmates in the prison system's jobs training program nurture vegetable seeds to seedlings in the newly refurbished prison greenhouse and the "Roots to Reentry Garden". Gardeners from 21 Philadelphia community gardesn take delivery of the seedlings, transplanting and growing them until harvest. SHARE food bank volunteers then transport the fresh produce to locations in the community for distribution. The program was funded by a grant from the Albert M. Greenfield Foundation. |
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Written by Caryn Hunt
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Monday, 02 October 2006 |
 NABRs for Riverfront Planning I met Monday, October 2nd, with Sarah Thorp and Shawn Rairigh, two NABR members with formal backgrounds in city planning, who have been active in NABR's planning initiative, and asked them questions about planning for the river. Most people know about Neighbors Allied for the Best Riverfront from the "CasiNO" campaign to keep casinos from being forced on residents without their consent. But fewer people are aware of NABR's planning initiative. Can you describe it?
SARAH THORP: NABR's been involved since the beginning. Our CasiNO mission was not necessarily anti-casino. What we've been fighting for is good community-based planning for the riverfront. The casino process allowed no planning input from the community. |
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