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ABOVE PHOTO: Leslie Patterson-Tyler service as director of media relations and communications for the Kimmel Center is just one of her many roles. Leslie Patterson-Tyler has always wanted to tell stories that make an impact on people’s lives. Through her work at the Kimmel Center and her company, Tyler Made Media, she’s doing just that. By…

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ABOVE PHOTO: SEPA members pose for the camera. (Photo Credit- Katherine Azar Photography) By Nancy Randolph The theme of the Drifters Inc. of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s 16th Annual Hattitude for Education event was cleverly and appropriately pinned “Hattitude…So Fascinating!” The sold-out fundraiser was both a hat auction and luncheon which benefits the SEPA Scholarship Fund. The…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of students and staffers lined up at Temple University for free vaccine booster shots Wednesday as the number of mumps cases at the school has topped 100. As of Tuesday, the number of confirmed and probable cases at the university has reached 105, according to the city health department. The MMR…

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By Mark Scolforo PITTSBURGH (AP) — The father of a slain black teenager pleaded for peace Saturday after the acquittal of a white police officer triggered an apparent retaliatory shooting at the defense attorney’s office and touched off protests in the streets of Pittsburgh. Police put officers on 12-hour shifts until further notice. The verdict…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Sabrina  Price Powell (Photo courtesy: Sabrina Price-Powell) By Danae Reid On February 19,  just days before the beginning of Women’s History Month, new business owner Sabrina Price-Powell opened the doors to MIY Artistry LLC., an industrial-themed and Black-owned craft studio in downtown Glenside, Pennsylvania.; earning her a place in the ever-growing population of…

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womenshistorymonth.gov About Women’s History Month Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested that President Ronald Reagan proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a…

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ABOVE PHOTO: From left;  Joseph Kirk, Region Bank President, Wells Fargo; Lynne Cutler, President, Women’s Opportunities Resource Center; Stephen Briggs, Vice President, Wells Fargo; A.J. Jordan, President, Wells Fargo Foundation and Tiffany Tavarez, Vice President of Community Relations, Wells Fargo Foundation. Wells Fargo & Company recently announced Philadelphia -based WORC was awarded $350,000 in grant…

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Travel expert Karren E. Henderson shares tips ranging from the cost effectiveness of packing light, traveling alone and of course dispelling myths about not needing vaccinations when traveling. By Monica Peters Travel is fun. You can never get enough advice.  Recently rapper and philanthropist Akon unintentionally put the spotlight on travel during a recent interview…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Movita Johnson-Harrell associated press HARRISBURG, Pa.–Democrats are claiming victory in special elections to fill two vacant Pennsylvania state House seats. Movita Johnson-Harrell claimed victory Tuesday night in the election to a West Philadelphia seat in the 190th district, while Bridget Malloy Kosierowski claimed victory in a Scranton-area district. Both seats were occupied most…

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Members of FOTP Lodge 109 and SEPTA reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday night, subsequently ending an eight-day strike after satisfying a sticking point on language regarding the viewing of footage from body cameras worn by the 180 transit police while on patrol. The agreement, which includes a five-year contract, was reached at 7 p.m….

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