North Philadelphia - The Temple News

Re: Temple students and the North Philadelphia “renaissance”

15 November 2010 Letter

Dear Editor, Temple has experienced unprecedented growth in the last decade. While that growth has resulted in a stronger, academically richer university, it has also presented challenges that must be addressed. Let me explain how

Staying mum at the negotiating table

03 May 2010

Carolyn Parkes said she might consider negotiating her pay in the future, but for now, the mother of three said making whatever she can until she can find something better is her only option.

A History of North Broad Street

13 April 2010 Stephen Rose

North Broad Street has changed through time and through Temple.

Progress Plaza to offer Main Campus students fresh convenience

13 November 2009

The North Philadelphia community is welcoming a new supermarket to the neighborhood at the corner of Broad and Oxford Streets. Progress Plaza, owned by the Progress Investment Associates, will welcome a Fresh Grocer supermarket at

Campus play enacts Philly struggles

03 November 2009 Priscilla Ward

A production put together by Temple faculty and students, Shot! observes the city’s social troubles.

Weekends not a party for everyone

07 September 2009

Underneath a tree surrounded by empty Budweiser cans, Tamika Jacobs, LaMont Brown and George McBride sat on a bench bordering the basketball courts on 16th Street and Susquehanna Avenue, shading themselves from the Saturday morning sun.

Philly’s inferiority complex not deserved

04 May 2009

It’s time to separate the hype and paranoia from reality at Temple.

Stalled renewal hampers Philly transformation

28 April 2009 Najee Clancy

Former Mayor Street’s Neighborhood Transformation Initiative could bring Philadelphia to the forefront of urban revitalization if proper steps are taken.

Med school isn’t shrinking

24 March 2009

There are complaints that the new Temple medical school building is hurting the neighborhood. The concerns should be addressed, but the building can’t be torn down.

Locals in arms over hospital buildings

24 March 2009

The newly constructed medical school high-rise building, built alongside two- and three-story rowhouses, is negatively received by longtime residents who reside near the structure.