Culture (Page 43)
December 13, 2020
Qing Guo Alley’s Big Bet and the People It Wagered
Welcome to twenty-first-century Chinese style gentrification, where old is hip, and everyone is after a little taste of moderate prosperity.
December 12, 2020
Mad Platter Record Store Is No More, but Vinyl Lives On
Even in a year saddled with economic troubles, record stores provide a sense of belonging, amplified by the unlikely comeback of the vinyl LP.
December 12, 2020
Workers Keep Going in an Empty Times Square
The COVID-19 pandemic has stripped the area of its famous crowds. But the street workers soldier on.
December 11, 2020
Resilience is Woven into Philly’s Fabric Row
A historic section of Philadelphia known as a central point for business and commerce for over a century, South Fourth Street’s Fabric Row contains only seven fabric stores today. According to one source, there were around 25 fabric stores on Fourth Street in 1950. As the row has changed, so too have the fabric store owners and new small business owners looking to earn a living.
December 11, 2020
Racist Encounter in Childhood Ignites Philadelphia Woman’s Life’s Work
De-Dee Loftin-Davis has been educating others about race since she was 5 years old.