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Philly schools have installed lead-filtering water fountains in city schools, but high levels of lead are still being found in sinks in school kitchens and nurses offices.
Check out this great piece by @KyleBagenstose for @gridphilly to learn more gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
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BeReelBlack Cinema Club just nabbed it’s first published interview!
…and of course I pulled up in my @AlfredasCinema shirt🫶🏾
READ: gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
Thank you @gridphilly , Elijah on the story, and Tay on the pics! Special thanks to @phillyfilmsoc for the perfect set!
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Grateful to @GridPhilly for spotlighting our work with immigrant youth.
The journey doesn’t end at arrival — it’s just the beginning of court dates, language barriers, & the fight to stay safe.
We’re here for every step after. 💛
Full story: ow.ly/OlOb50YoFUA
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The Delaware River isn't just for the wildlife in it, but the people around it. Read more about the importance of this waterway to Philadelphia communities in this @gridphilly article! gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
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People looking for water recreation today often travel outside Philly. Advocates say our rivers & waterways are safer than they appear.
🎧 @Avi_WA & @KyleBagenstose talk @gridphilly's "Back to the Water" in collab with @TheCHLocal and @delawarecurrent.
tinyurl.com/studio2water
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Check it out - @bcgp policy director lays out for @gridphilly the impacts of SEPTA's cliff and our bike/ped infrastructure on 2026 in Philly. gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
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With @gridphilly 's April issue on its way in a couple of days, I thought I'd hop on here and share the stories I have in the March issue (that I totally didn't forget to post about..)
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“To me, if someone has tilled the soil and worked on it for 20-plus years, it should belong to them."
Once a community garden is sold to developers, it's gone forever. I continue to work alongside community gardeners to protect green spaces for future generations.
The first year of Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration has demonstrated that despite some recent progress, significant obstacles still stand between urban agriculture advocates and a flourishing community of gardens, farms and green spaces: gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
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#InTheNews: @GridPhilly featured the #PhillyTreePlan! The PTP is carrying out Philadelphia’s goal to equitably develop the city’s tree canopy in the coming decade. Read the full story: gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
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The Trump admin's halt to federal spending has left major questions for the future of Philly's EV charging infrastructure & the answers are unclear. For @gridphilly, I'm investigating the status of the city's grant-funded projects: gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
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Read my latest article, which looks at Philadelphia's sustainability goals and the progress made during the first year of Mayor Parker's term, in the February issue of Grid here:
gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
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Challenges at SEPTA affect everyone, whether they use the system or not. This @gridphilly piece lays out the impact on students through the lens of our comrade and TFP member, Tariem from SEPTA's CAC. We need stable, reliable funding now! gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
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AND so happy to share my first story for @gridphilly :
SEPTA’s funding crisis doesn’t just disrupt service. For Philly students, it disrupts their school day
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I wrote about casino workers’ fight to close the smoking loophole for Grid’s December issue.
NEW ISSUE ALERT! This month we're diving into the importance of well-being, not just for ourselves but for the world around us.
➡️ Read the full Health Issue now at gridphilly.com
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Thank you @gridphilly for highlighting the amazing work Philly Food Rescue and our partners like Mariposa Food Co-op and Swarthmore Co-op are doing to combat food waste and food insecurity. Read the full story ⤵️
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It’s a pleasure to be included in one of my favorite magazines @gridphilly @flametreepress
Philadelphia-based author Elizabeth Anne Martins releases "Dry Lands," a climate-fiction novel that follows a mother-and-son duo through the trials of their journey as they flee a water-submerged East Coast: gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
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A #MUSTWATCH... Excellent job from real investigative work to top quality filming. Thank you for allowing the House of Umoja to be a part of this docuseries...
Students at Dobbins Technical High School in North Philly set out to unearth the root causes of the violence sweeping Philadelphia. “Future Visions” is the result — an enormously affecting documentary series that follows students as they look for answers: gridphilly.com/blog-home/202…
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Excited to be featured in @gridphilly ‘s October issue!
Both articles are in the thread!
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Join the Three Hundred Trees Ceremony!
Celebrate over 380 trees planted along Rock Creek! Enjoy a short ceremony, sign unveiling, and light refreshments. Let’s honor the hard work of volunteers improving our local ecosystem!
#CurtisArboretum #Cheltenham
