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Muhammad Ali to receive Liberty Medal today

Retired boxing champion Muhammad Ali is coming to Philadelphia to receive the Liberty Medal. The honor is given annually to an ind ...

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Pa. high court to weigh redistricting challenges, Voter ID law

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What are your favorite historical sites?

Last week, the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides hosted a 12-hour tour of Philadelphia’s historical sites. “Great,̶ ...

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Man killed by NJ Transit train in Atlantic County

A man has been struck and killed by a train in Galloway Township  and NJ Transit has temporarily suspended rail service between Phil ...

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With rising test scores and a strict focus on discipline, Roxborough High ‘continues to build’ on student progress

Daphnee Simprevil nearly left Roxborough High during her freshman year. The hallways inside the Ridge Avenue school were too rough and ro ...

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Half-ball returns to the same East Falls block it was played on in the ’50s

As an Italian immigrant in East Falls in the 1950s, Emilio Straface learned many things about his new country, but nothing was as much fu ...

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Love Note #64: Erica Hawthorne watches over the city she loves from Drexel Park

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Mt. Airy Weaver’s Way reborn | Council resumes | Whither 1200 Chestnut | Loss: Tony Goldman, Bob Phillips | message in Goldtex peace

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City Council returns with a veto override, a code overhaul, and a push for ‘tax fairness’

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SEPTA completes Route 34 trolley project on time

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Neighbors get first look at proposed Bottom Dollar Food store

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Appeal of digital billboard conversion permit at 1113 Vine St. continued until 2013

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