Sabrina Iglesias

Cockatoo and Level Up, two POC-owned bars in the Gayborhood, are closing.

‘Just come play.’ Philly’s rhythm gamer community wants to help you get a perfect score.

Emily Wilson left the restaurant business to start her one-person baked goods enterprise. It's building community in West Philly.

Lasha Cristal is Mx. Level Up 2024 and "badass lil kid" to Sapphira Cristál. She has found a welcoming community in Philly's drag scene.

Philly's bike life riders say their community is built on love and support for each other.

Mutual Air Festival, a community care festival happening at The Rotunda in University City, is an art show, concert, and fundraiser for Philly Clean Air Mutual Aid.

Friends of Wharton Square Park win Pa. State award for native plant garden

Mona Maruyama is a tattoo artist at Philly’s Floating World Tattoos and is one of 13 in the world to do Hajichi, a tattoo style reserved for Okinawan women.

West Philly Earth Day celebration centers Native American history

The Inquirer is asking Philadelphians to take us on tour to the places where they found community.

When indie-pop trio MUNA comes to town, Philly’s queer community gathers. Many fans say that the band’s shows feel to them like a safe space to have a religious experience.

The months old TikTok challenge had Kia and Hyundai thefts more than quadruple over a three year span, but a lack relief from the car manufacturers has left Philly drivers without a sense of safety.

REFORM Alliance, Meek Mill, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Sixers worked together this week to give local kids impacted by the probation and parole system a night to remember.

“Philly is one of those places that stands out on a national level when it comes to Latinx engagement,” said the Philly organizer of Mijente, a Latinx rights organization running the festival.

Motivos Magazine worked together with NKCDC to put poetry on bus shelters in Fishtown. The poems are by two young poets who have worked closely with Motivos. Displays will be up through mid-October.

'La Guagua 47', a short film produced by Alba Martínez, shows us how SEPTA's #47 bus connects Latino communities throughout Philadelphia.

The anime and manga industries are lacking in representation, especially when it comes to people of color being hired in front-facing roles. These two Philly podcasters are changing that.

When pools and Playstreets are shut down in Kensington, where can families turn during the summertime? Local organizations are rallying all of their resources to provide safe spaces to kids.

Kensington has seen their pools and Playstreets shut down this summer due to concerns of violence. Parks and Rec, along with organizers and neighbors, are working together to create change.