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Philly Haitians, members of City Council slam Biden’s border policies
“What we saw was against humanity,” said Numa St. Louis, a Haitian-American Philadelphia resident, of the scene in Del Rio, Texas.
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MED Week returns, offering support and visibility to business owners of color
COVID was hard on business owners — especially business owners of color. Philly’s annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week offers them a chance to network.
4 years ago
En cambio, un evento centrado en la comunidad atrajo a miles de personas a la costa.
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Instead, a community-focused event brought thousands to the waterfront.
4 years ago
Philadelphia Flower Show will stay outside in 2022
This makes 2022 the second consecutive year that the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society show will be held outdoors at Franklin D. Roosevelt Park.
4 years ago
PennEast cancels natural gas pipeline project; cites lack of environmental permits from N.J.
In an astounding turnaround after years of battling N.J. over permits to build a natural gas pipeline from Northeast Pa. to Mercer County, PennEast has canceled its 116-mile p
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Track regulators, racing fans and horse lovers mostly agree that performance enhancing drugs, "doping", are doing major damage to the animals behind the scenes across PA.
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LGBTQ students say high school support groups are life-changing. Why does Philly only have a dozen?
The district says there are more, but couldn't provide a number. School leaders wish for centralized guidance or a template.
4 years ago
As Philly surpasses 400 murders, grassroots prevention groups still looking for help
The city reached the grim milestone, despite a recent dip in shootings and much-touted state and city grants for community organizations working to prevent the violence.
4 years ago
The Philadelphia pennant race that brought 200 cops to a baseball game
Thanks to comments by Athletics’ manager Connie Mack, Philly fans piled on the threats against Detroit’s Ty Cobb.
4 years ago
A passenger attempted to rush the cockpit in a violent incident on a JetBlue flight
The passenger reportedly ran to the front of the plane about 45 minutes before touching down in San Juan and yelled for crew members to shoot him.
4 years ago
Philadelphia youth anti-violence efforts lack coordination at city level, panelists say
Activists at a community conversation pushed for more centralized resources.
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Philadelphia Parking Authority to start patrolling bike lanes for illegally parked cars
The Philadelphia Parking Authority approved a proposal to put five enforcement officers on bikes to ticket drivers parked illegally in bike lanes.
4 years ago
‘Please put the guns down’: Families of murder victims call for peace outside City Hall
“Please put the guns down. Start loving on one another,” pleaded Cheryl Pedro during the Call For Justice rally organized by City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson.
4 years ago
Delaware County Libraries is seeking community input on its future plans
The system is building a “strategic plan for the future” and is asking the public to fill out a brief survey to help shape it.
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