Tag: Philadelphia

“Oh, hell no,” Jamari proclaimed with affected disgust. He was hovering in the doorway of the small on-campus performance space that my sketch comedy troupe was readying. I had founded the group with my friend Keith, and our debut performance was an hour away. Jamari clearly mean...

There are so many reasons not to move to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I will give you 10 reasons why you might wanna reconsider moving here. If after this blog you are still willing to move here, then you can reach out to me. Just like any place, Philly is not perfect, far from it. But I am still ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 100,000 people lose their lives each year from drug overdoses. Most of them die from overdosing on opioid drugs, as the country continues to suffer from the most recent wave of opioid overdoses and deaths. We epidemiol...

The horrifying tragedy that unfolded in Philadelphia is an unwavering reminder of the ruthless and cataclysmic toll drug addiction exacts upon individuals and entire communities. In the shadowed depths of Kensington, Philadelphia, the insidious grip of drug addiction and the plight of homelessness h...

It was ten in the morning, and I was meeting my pal Janet at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. After spending a moment enjoying the sight of the tourists clustered around the iconic Rocky statue, I climbed the 72 steps to the museum entrance. I didn’t sprint up them like Sylvester Stallone on...