The Village
By Sallie-Elizabeth Clayton, January 9, 2020 — I grew up in South Philadelphia, where I lived for most of my life until six years ago when I moved into a co-op here in Center City. This was the village that … Continued
By Sallie-Elizabeth Clayton, January 9, 2020 — I grew up in South Philadelphia, where I lived for most of my life until six years ago when I moved into a co-op here in Center City. This was the village that … Continued
By Frances Bryce, October 08, 2020 — A few who are a little older may know James Taylor sang the song, but he was available for women with a broken heart. I didn’t have a broken heart. I had a … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, September 24, 2020 — I moved to Center City Philadelphia 15 years ago. In the suburbs, I rarely thought about people who were homeless and was not aware of anyone sleeping on the streets. Of course, I … Continued
By Ann von Dehsen, November 14, 2019 — On Yom Kippur last month, I happened to get on the Route 40 bus. Immediately, an older woman, already seated, took my hand and invited me to sit down next to her. … Continued
By José Dominiguez, November 07, 2019 — Halloween is out of my repertoire. Nevertheless, I usher myself in understanding and experiencing the joy of an extra holiday in my long list of holidays. The first thing I learned is that … Continued
By Brenda Scantlebury, May 7, 2020 — The best day of my quarantine started last week and what happened was [that] I had been in the house for all these days and weeks and I had been going out from … Continued
By Delores Wilson, July 25, 2019 — Before I retired, I would take care of my business for the week on a Friday morning. Afterwards, I would go to the Reading Terminal for breakfast. I ate at the same lunch … Continued