Portfolio A collection of the stories I’ve written. Watershed fellows teach practical knowledge and artistic expression at environmental centersExpansive mural depicts environmental destruction and the hope of climate justice through the lens of Indigenous cultureGermantown’s HNI Collective takes mending mobile ‘sew’ you love your clothes longerCommunity gardens are growing food for themselves and for local wildlife In Kensington, missing poll workers, broken machines, and low turnout set tone for Election DayQuality-of-life issues at the top of Kensington voters’ mindsKensington quality of life takes center stage in vote to ban “narcotics injection sites” in most of PhillyNorris Square sculpture garden fosters community connection and creativity through food and artKensington residents are using Park Friends groups to advocate for their parks. Here’s how the groups work.In wake of Eddie Irizarry Jr.’s death, some blame McNesby, FOP for lack of police reformWhere to donate and get free school supplies in KensingtonImpact celebrates 48 new affordable housing units at A Street and Indiana Avenue in KensingtonTwo Harrowgate recreation centers celebrate renovations with ribbon cutting ceremoniesCity Council District 7 candidates answer questions from the Kensington communityCity Council District 7 candidate Quetcy Lozada answers questions from the Kensington communityCity Council District 7 candidate Andrés Celin answers questions from the Kensington communityPA Governor Josh Shapiro visits Kensington, announces new drug scheduling for xylazineTrash to Treasure: Youth make products out of recycled plastic in Kensington shipping containerHow Ceiba’s members work to promote civic engagement in Latine communities ahead of the primary electionsLearning to Ride A Bike Opens Doors to New OpportunitiesKensington’s Walgreens is closing, reducing the neighborhood’s access to medication and groceriesPhilly’s reinvesting $20 million in opioid settlement funds this year. What questions do you have for the City?SEPTA buses: 6 things to know about the proposed route changesTake a book, leave a book: Where to find little libraries around KensingtonHere’s where to celebrate the winter holidays in KensingtonFriendsgiving Dinner Brings Tacony Creek Park Community TogetherIn Tuesday’s midterm elections, Kensington area voters cite crime, trash, homelessness, and abortion rights as motivations to voteKensington Library hosts literacy program for Spanish speakersHere's where to find fun fall events in KensingtonWhere to find free food and produce in Kensington this fallFairhill residents use 'creative disruption' to fight back against trashLa Borinqueña superhero mural in Norris Square honors Puerto Rican historyWhere to get free school supplies in (mostly North) Philly, plus where to donate school supplies, tooNeed home repairs? Here’s where to start looking in Philadelphia.Keeping cool in Kensington: What to expect from the heat and how to stay safe as temperatures riseThe Block Gives Back hosts annual Peace & Play Day in Harrowgate Harrowgate hops into spring with a community festival and the Easter BunnyExpanding Our Roots: Kensington community members celebrate community love and care through artThis Kensington church is giving away COVID-19 relief fundsKensington organizations celebrate the holiday season with Santa Claus, the Grinch, and shoppingFood resources guide: Where Kensington residents can access food pantries, meal distribution sites, community fridges, and moreThis thrift store is offering free clothes and homegoods to Kensington residentsVeggie Mijas Promote Inclusion in the Outdoors with Nature WalkHUNE and Thomas Jefferson University are building a park from scratch in Norris SquarePhiladelphia youth sports organizations adapt to COVID-19Social Distancing keeps people indoors. Here’s how you can try to stay cool in HOT temps.H Street residents celebrate summer with…a cleanup and hot dogs!Here are 7 places where you can donate clothes in PhillyFairhill: Why the 2020 Census is Crucial for PhiladelphiansDisconnecting and Reconnecting: Tales of ArcosantiFrom Philly to Arcosanti, A New JourneyUndergraduate health care club promotes Latinx representationTSG sustainability director focuses on transit, wasteThe Climate Curriculum (p.12)‘Notorious RBG’ exhibit in Philly lets you listen to Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissents (in her own voice) and pose in a jabot‘Spit Spreads Death’ parade: March through Philadelphia in the Mutter Museum’s remembrance of the 101-year-old flu epidemic11 Philadelphia artists are behind the murals at the Fashion DistrictHow NaturePHL is Prescribing Kids (& Adults) to Get OutsideLittle Bags Big Impact: Addressing Childhood Literacy 1 Bag at a TimeFourteenth Street Magazine (Spring 2019)New Co-op Opens In KensingtonMeet Grant BLVD: The Sustainable Brand Tackling Mass Incarceration 7 Sustainable Places to Volunteer5 “Green” Freebies in PhillyPhilly Will Make Recycling Great Again; Stop Burning our Recycling on May 1stWhere Can I Recycle Car Seats?Temple Students “Swipe Out Hunger” in PhillyTTF Clean-up Collects Over 1000 Pounds of Trash6 Apps to Help You Live Sustainably#TrashTagChallenge Sparks Global Clean-UpPhilly Kids Strike Back in Youth Climate Strikes7 Black-Owned Vegan Businesses in PhillyBryn Mawr School 1 of 5 Green Dining Rooms in PAWhere To Donate Prom Dresses LocallyPhilly’s Green Economy has Opportunities: Event RecapWhere to Donate BeddingFirst all-female talk show to air in Fall 2018Mourning a singer across language barrier and oceans‘Love, Simon’ offers vital LGBTQ representationSkating In The City Rewriting my poetic journeyFinding a friend through a love of letters Stetson Students Advocate for the Arts‘The Get Down’ models diversity on screen
