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Butterflies have been around for at least 56 million years. With thousands of species and their stunning array of colors, each one has its own unique beauty. Twenty five years ago the Philadelphia Insectarium started actually as an exterminating business with a small display of insects in their front window.
Mientras el país se complica tras las instrucciones del Presidente Trump de revocar la medida de Obama de permitir a los estudiantes transgénero utilizar los baños de su escogencia, los estudiantes de Filadelfia permanecen tranquilos y confiados.
El Alcalde Kenney y varios oficiales de la ciudad han decidido ayudar a los estudiantes transexuales de Filadelfia a que se sientan seguros y protegidos en sus escuelas.
Con sede en Horsham, PA, Bimbo Bakeries USA, filial de la multinacional mexicana Bimbo, es la compañía de pan y bollería más grande de los Estados Unidos. Da empleo a más de 3,000 personas de la región y comercializa marcas tan conocidas como Entenmann’s, Sara Lee, Arnold's Bread o Thomas English Muffins.
Perfil de Roberto Servitje, cofundador del Grupo Bimbo, una pequeña empresa de pan y bollería fundada en Ciudad de Mexico en 1945 que ha conseguido convertirse en la mayor compañía panificadora del mundo. La sede de Bimbo en Estados Unidos está en Horsham, en las afueras de Filadelfía, y da empleo a miles de personas.
As the country reels over President Trump revoking guidelines submitted to public schools by President Obama to allow transgender students use the bathrooms of their choice, Philadelphia’s students remain calm and assured.
Mayor Kenney and several other city officials have made it a point to help Philadelphia’s trans students feel safe and secure in their schools.
En una activa batalla entre el Senador de los Estados Unidos, Pat Toomey, su equipo y un grupo de al menos 500 personas que se reúnen semanalmente frente a su oficina, pareciera que el final se aproxima.El 1ero de Marzo, la nueva oficina de Pat Toomey se ubicará en la Custom House (200 Chestnut St.) a tan sólo 17 cuadras de su ubicación actual.
Back in December 2005, the Philadelphia Distilling started in a warehouse in Northeast Philadelphia. They became the first new distillery in the state of Pennsylvania since the days of prohibition. Their first product to be introduced was the flagship Gin called Bluecoat. The gin won awards two consecutive years in a row at the World Spirits competition in San Francisco.
In an ongoing battle between U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, his office equipment, and a group of roughly 500 who gather weekly outside his office, there may be an end in sight.
Poca gente conoce bien las principales preocupaciones de la comunidad inmigrante. Al margen de la retórica política, no son muchos los que prestan atención a las necesidades de esta importante parte de la población de Filadelfia.
Esta semana, una madre de dos niños, una activista y un beneficiario del DACA compartieron sus testimonios con la prensa en la sede de Juntos.
Facing the uncertainty of potential raids in the city of Philadelphia against immigrants, a small local organization decided to take a stand this past week. Erika Almirón, Executive Director of Juntos, didn’t even hesitate to call out President Trump himself.
Enfrentados a la incertidumbre de redadas potenciales en la ciudad de Filadelfia contra inmigrantes, una organización local decidió tomar resueltamente su posición. Erika Almirón, directora ejecutiva de “Juntos,” no dudo en acusar directamente al mismo Presidente Donald Trump.
Cuando mi padre vino a este país desde Cuba, arriesgó su vida y las vidas de su familia tan sólo por un bocado de la libertad que tenemos para ofrecer.
Creo que el valor que tuvo para hacer esa travesía (¡algunos parientes me han contado que se escapó de Cuba con papeles falsos y disfrazado de cura!) cuando pienso en el estatus de Filadelfia como Ciudad Santuario.
Juntos stands in solidarity with a strike across the city.
When my father came to this country from Cuba, he risked his life and the lives of his family just for a taste of the freedom we have to offer.
I think of the courage it took for him to make that journey (some relatives have told me he snuck out of Cuba with false papers dressed as a priest!) when I think about Philadelphia’s status as a Sanctuary City.
Foreign-born residents stayed home, or took to the streets, in protest of President Trump's immigration policies.
Durante el Día de San Valentín, Pat Toomey recibió casi 1000 tarjetas de San Valentín por parte de los residentes de Pennsylvania.
En conjunto con una petición que recolectó 800 firmas, la población le solicitó a Toomey que protegiera la ACA.
Writer and Director Ted Braun follows Hedge Fund owner Bill Ackman in order to expose the global nutrition and weight management company Herbalife in the independent film Betting on Zero. The company is known to manage the largest financial pyramid scheme in history. In Braun's movie, he shows the battles that Ackman and Herbalife play out in board rooms, in the media and especially in working class America. The picture shows how the American Dream went wrong.
On Valentine’s Day Pat Toomey received close to 1,000 Valentine’s cards from the PA residents.
In conjunction with a petition that got 800 signatures, the Valentine’s asked Toomey to protect the ACA.
Today, President Donald Trump nominated Florida International University's Law Dean R. Alexander Acosta for the position of Secretary of the U.S.
On Thursday restaurant owners in Philadelphia are preparing for hundreds of Immigrant families to object the recent raids performed by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE). A majority of immigrants who come to this country are trying to improve their lives as well as support families who are still waiting back home for their chance of opportunity and happiness.
Esto es lo que afirman las organizaciones que actualmente trabajan para proteger los derechos de los inmigrantes en la ciudad.
Tras los planes de retirar a familias inmigrantes el día jueves y reportes de oleadas de redadas por parte de la ICE, la pregunta de lo que realmente significa ser una ciudad santuario está en la boca del cañón, mucho más cerca de lo que Harrisburg y Trump la habían colocado.
En un esfuerzo continuo de la gente fuera de la burocracia, Filadelfia verá una demostración física del verdadero impacto que tienen los inmigrantes en la ciudad.
Restaurants, stores urged to close on February 16 for 'Day Without Immigrants' protest
Take your pictures today while you still can. The iconic Love statue will disappear until Summer 2017.
The City of Philadelphia’s Public Art Program will remove Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture (1976) for restoration, before it’s returned to the LOVE Park also known as John F. Kennedy Plaza.
This is what organizations working to protect immigrant rights are saying in Philadelphia.
With plans for a walk-out of immigrant families posed for Thursday and reports of a surge in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, the question of what a sanctuary city really means is being pushed even farther to the forefront than Harrisburg or Trump could.
It's Valentine's Day! A day where there is a last minute dash to the card store and flower shop so you can tell that special someone that you have not forgotten about them.
For others, its the first day that begins the rest of their lives together as husband and wife. The City of Philadelphia holds its annual Valentine's Day wedding ceremony on the 6th floor of City Hall for 50 soon-to-be married couples with the help of 10 city judges.
