Entries by Allyn Gaestel | Next City
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INTERVIEW: K’House Experiments with Co-Living in Philadelphia
One of Philadelphia’s coworking spaces is expanding from office to home with a new co-housing project in Kensington.
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SLIDESHOW: The Italian Market Festival in South Philadelphia
Images from the veritable street ballet that is South Philly’s Italian Market.
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Despite Doctors’ Efforts, Philadelphia’s Infant Mortality Rate Remains Among the Worst in the U.S.
In Philadelphia the same proportion of babies die on their first day of life as in Indonesia and Guatemala.
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What Cities Face in the Immigration Reform Debate
If immigration reform becomes a reality, cities will have to consider what it will mean when their undocumented communities come out of the shadows.
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Philly Parents See Schools as a Way Toward Economic Stability
Activists are trying to improve Philadelphia public schools as an investment — not only in neighborhoods and students, but in the city’s economy.
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As Philadelphia International Airport Expands, Workers Push for Higher Wages
Philadelphia International Airport is looking to grow and add thousands of jobs. Some 950 baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, wheelchair attendants and skycaps already employed there are pushing to grow their wages, too.
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‘Pull of Gravity’ Highlights Struggles of Former Prisoners’ Reentry in North Philly
A new documentary looks at three North Philadelphia men and their struggles with reentry into society. Their stories put human faces on the vast problems that both stem from and perpetuate economic and social insecurities in urban neighborhoods.
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You Need to Earn Nearly $19 an Hour to Rent ‘Comfortably,’ Report Says
A new report sheds light on inequality in housing access across the U.S.
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Collaboration or Competition? The Messy Geopolitics of Food Security
Global competition for food resources affects everyone, from local farmers to global superpowers.
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Feeding Cities: Photographing the Forgotten Pathways of Food
A photo exhibit at this week’s Feeding Cities conference shows the complexities of bringing food to the world’s cities.
