A Fantastic Thing To Do! The Block By Block Party is now a BLOCKBUSTER! Highlighted in this week’s Uwishunu as a “Fantastic Thing To Do”, featured in the Inquirer’s Weekend section, and so much more, the Block By Block Party has reached fever pitch as Minecraft...
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Don’t Dream It’s Over–September 8, 2017
Don't Dream It's Over Surprising (almost shocking, really) bi-partisan moves in Washington succeeded in keeping 800,000 children safe from deportation for at least the next six months. That’s a lot more than we can say about the process in Harrisburg...
Don’t Dream It’s Over–September 8, 2017
Pregame Analysis: When PA Fumbles – September 1, 2017
Pregame Analysis: What's At Stake for Foster Kids When PA Fumbles Here's one score you don't want to cheer. We are a week away from the grandest tailgating event in the state, the Penn State versus Pitt game in Happy Valley. For most fans, the Sandusky scandal...
Schools starting…but last year’s work is overdue–August 26, 2017
School starting, but last year's work is overdue It’s old news that the PA legislature hasn’t yet sent a balanced budget to the Governor for his signature. What’s less obvious is how the wheels of state government are still turning with no budget in place....
Maybe PA legislators should play Minecraft–August 11, 2017
Maybe PA legislators should play Minecraft As we can see with the stalled state budget, our legislators often struggle to build almost anything, especially a consensus. But there’s hope for the Minecraft Generation. Lego for the 21st century, Minecraft—the...
How to have your cake and hate it too–August 4, 2017
How to have your cake and hate it too It just doesn’t make any sense. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the issue repeatedly, most recently just last year. So why is Attorney General Jeff Sessions trying to set affirmative action in university admissions on...
Focus Group on lead water pipes in your home
Did you know the city of Philadelphia may replace the lead water pipes in your home or apartment for free? Participate in a focus group and receive a $20 gift card! We need your input about how the Philadelphia Water Department can talk with residents about this...
Freeing kids from this toxic lead trap–July 28, 2017
Freeing kids from this toxic lead trap On Tuesday, the room at the Fishtown church was packed with young parents, some with babies who gurgled throughout the community meeting on lead poisoning. They had all read in the newspapers how bad...
The Mayor’s got game, say kids–July 21, 2017
The Mayor's got game, say kids Instructors outnumbered students 5-1 at the School District of Philadelphia on Thursday. The students: Mayor Jim Kenney and SDP Superintendent William Hite. The subject: Minecraft 101. The instructors: 11 bright-eyed gamers, ages...