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Julius Rodriguez was born and has spent a majority of his time in Philadelphia. Rodriguez was introduced to boxing at a young age by his mother, he explained how boxing defined him as an athlete.

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Kids played basketball outside of the empty Childs Elementary School. A group of young boys shoot a basketball into an aging hoop at the end of a large asphalt school yard. Behind them is the shell of ...

Construction site behind St. Lucy's School. Since 1682, when William Penn began what was called his “holy experiment,” Philadelphia has been a haven for those who practice the Catholic religion. In ...

Temple University student journalists work in a newsroom setting where they participate in all aspects of news production: text, broadcast, web, and digital media. Our reporters experience news ...

A man surrounded by dogs in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. Taken by Katie Leis. Philadelphia is an extremely diverse city. It’s filled with many Philly natives, as well as many people who move here ...

A family affair: Jennifer Malazita, Declan Cassidy, and Amber Finnegan are the team behind nonprofit Socks for the Streets. (Samantha Naphys/PN) After battling homelessness and drug addiction for ...

Freddy Mahugu as he runs the Boston Marathon. Photo courtesy of @nattyphoto on Instagram. Freddy Mahugu is the founder of the Wynnefield Track Club, a running group that meets every day of the week to ...

It all started because there were too many garages in Queen Village. According to the co-chair of the Queen Village Neighbors Association zoning committee, Michael Hauptman, it was around 2006 or 2007 ...

Queen Mother Falaka Fattah, mother of Congressman Chaka Fattah, runs the House of Umoja, an organization that urges the community to help end gang violence among young people locally and nationally.

memorabilia and fairy lights. There are also two bars on the opposite ends, lined with ruby red padding and old-school cash registers. It’s a small and colorful place with something always going on, ...