Opportunity Zones have been a blessing for our nation, and the numbers show it. Investments have improved lives in more […]
Report: Homelessness continues to rise in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – Homelessness in Pennsylvania rose 12.2 percent over the past year, according to this year’s Annual Homelessness […]
Thom Nickels: Life on the streets – and in the woods
Will the clean sweep on Kensington Avenue lead to lasting change, or more of the same?
By Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels: Distributing Christmas bologna to the homeless
Bologna sandwiches and hard-boiled eggs helped make the season a little brighter for a few down-and-out Philadelphians.
By Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels: Demonic nihilism? It’s not just on the streets.
From the newsrooms to the street corners, society is coming apart at the seams.
By Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels: The new homelessness poses deeper challenges
New dangerous drugs have a grip on many homeless, keeping them trapped into life on the streets
By Thom Nickels
Kyle Sammin: Parkway homeless encampments shows a city sliding backwards
We seem to have a permanent tent city on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Will Mayor Kenney resolve it?
By Kyle Sammin
Stu Bykofsky: No, ‘no cop zone’ in Philly
Mayor Jim Kenney or Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw should give the order to reclaim the Von Colln sign and establish authority at the political encampment on the Parkway.
By Stu Bykofsky