The Latest in News

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  ‘The kids are crying’

  Three-part series chronicles despair, displacement and what DHS plans to do.

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  Church and state: Voter, poll worker in a war of words, alleged scuffle over Bible on Election Day

  The argument over Bibles being displayed at polling places in Philly has escalated.

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  Road rash: E-Z Park owners settle with city, fix sidewalk after land grab whistleblow

  Parking czars were none too happy when Philadelphia Weekly shared the tale of how their E-Z Park usurped a portion of the public sidewalk without city permission.

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  Justice league: Confusion, doubt and uncertainty remains in Presidential candidates after Philly stop

  When it comes to the essential presidential skill of knowing your shit Steyer, like Trump, falls hopelessly short

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  Fairhill has smart vision (and backing) for an underused park.

  So why so much initial resistance from the city?

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  Erond Simmons is a man of many words. Words that could now possibly land him in prison

  The first two videos that Erond Simmons posted on his active YouTube channel went live on Dec. 5, 2018.

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  He’s got relative fame, but fire hero Hakim “#UnlikeAgholor” Laws could still use your help

  Hakim Laws strolled up onto the F1 Lot at the Wells Fargo Center with the swagger of a celebrity.In more ways than are readily apparent, in the city of Philadelphia, he had become one. Two weeks earlier, he became a viral sensation for saying, “My man was just throwing babies out the...

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  Spot hero: Parking giant E-Z Park stole public land for personal gain — for years — busted by tipster

  This is a story about a private company seizing public land – apparently without seeking, or receiving, permission – to turn a heftier profit than that which it’s already turning across the city of Philadelphia.It’s also a tale of a years long grudge held by a citizen who finally aired his grievances...

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  Low-income Philadelphians could be in for a tax reprieve via city councilmember Allan Domb

  Philadelphia woke up Sept. 26 with the first sign of relief for the city’s oppressive poverty rate in more than a decade.The U.S. Census Bureau’s latest report showed the city’s poverty rate has dipped below 25% for the first time since the 2008 recession.

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  Seniors stand (and sit) in solidarity with millions who spoke out during #ClimateStrike

  Dennis Brunn knows his generation is part of the problem.