An inside look into the effort to preserve Philadelphia's ballroom scene, a black LGBTQ safe-space that has endured for 30 years. A film produced by The Philadelphia Inquirer's Emmy-winning video team.
Interactive story: www.inquirer.com/ballroom
Producers:
Raishad Hardnett
Cassie Owens
Lauren Schneiderman
Cinematography & editing:
Raishad Hardnett
Lauren Schneiderman
Executive Producers:
Danese Kenon
Frank Wiese
Holocaust survivor, Anneliese Nossbaum, travels to Auschwitz-Birkenau with her family for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
For Atlantic City locals, the implosion of Trump Plaza was the emotional end of an era for a struggling resort town that once displayed Donald Trump's name in lights.
By Raishad Hardnett, Kristen Baldares, Astrid Rodrigues and Lauren Schneiderman
Samantha DiMarco, a popcorn vendor at Citizens Bank Park, uses a unique method of selling popcorn to fans at Phillies home games.
Fante’s Kitchen Shop and Esposito’s Meats have faced each other from opposite corners in Philadelphia's Italian Market for over 100 years. Some shoppers may not know that their owners, Mariella and Lee Esposito, have been married for 35 years. Their love story is set in a neighborhood they adore.
By Raishad Hardnett, Astrid Rodrigues and Lauren Schneiderman
Gilbert Hilton, 74, is a West Philly motorist who’s decorated his cars with hundreds of household items from pots and pans to shower rods.
At the age of 192, The Philadelphia Inquirer is stopping its own presses for good and will be outsourcing its print operations in line with newspapers across the country that are cutting costs and fighting a media universe changing at the speed of breaking news. During the last run of the presses, a "family" of employees marks the end of an era.
By Raishad Hardnett, Kristen Baldares, Astrid Rodrigues and Lauren Schneiderman
Black Philadelphians are dying disproportionately of COVID-19. This black-owned funeral home copes with the community's losses. Gregory Burrell, the owner of Terry Funeral Home, has never seen anything affect a community like COVID-19.
Near 56th and Market in West Philadelphia, Brown says you'll find a community that cares. He joined the mayor race in 2023 to help their voices be heard. This video series takes each of the Democratic candidates running to be the city’s 100th Mayor back to their first neighborhoods, and the neighborhoods that, if they are lucky, will help them secure a victory. Watch all the candidate videos here: http://www.inquirer.com/takesaneighborhood
Video by: Jenna Miller and Lauren Schneiderman
