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Rescue group returns home after digging through rubble of Florida condo collapse
A southeast Pennsylvania-based urban rescue team returns after working in Surfside collapse.
5 years ago
Philly environmental groups picket TD Bank over investment in tar sands pipeline
Environmental groups in Philadelphia picketed outside a TD Bank branch to call on the finance giant to end investments in the controversial Line 3 tar sands pipeline project.
5 years ago
Oof, y’all, Dictionary.com just added over 300 new words and definitions
The over 300 new words and definitions added to Dictionary.com during its most recent round of updates reflect the realities of our rapidly changing world.
5 years ago
McGlinchey’s temporarily gives up smoking, but the dive bar is bringing it back
The Center City landmark reopened in June thinking there were no cigarettes allowed — but it was all a miscommunication.
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300 murders in 196 days: Philadelphia mourns a grim milestone
At least 300 people have been murdered in Philadelphia so far this year, including nearly 30 children under the age of 18.
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Philly Violence: City records 300th homicide, teen wounded in deadly triple shooting
The City of Philadelphia recorded its 300th homicide of the year early Friday morning.
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Creative Market shines light on the Rehoboth community and developing artists
The market, a place for local artists and vendors to display and sell their work, opened on July 5 and will be open on Mondays from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
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New U.S. citizens are sworn in in Old City
Thirteen men and women from 10 different countries received their citizenship papers at the Betsy Ross House.
5 years ago
After a shooting, a grandmother reopens her SW Philly block as a ‘safe zone’ for play
Alden Street residents worked through their trauma together after the fatal shooting. One resident called her block “a village looking after the children.”
5 years ago
Obligation to attend Mass for Pennsylvania Catholics to resume in August: Bishops
The obligation to attend Mass on Sunday and Holy Days will resume in Philadelphia, and all of Pennsylvania, next month.
5 years ago
Have Eagles fans been pronouncing Jason Kelce’s name wrong this whole time?
His brother Travis dropped the pronunciation bomb in a new video.
5 years ago
I grew up in West Philly churches. Please stop tearing down my landmarks
West Philly’s 140-year-old Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament is set to be demolished, erasing local Black history and memory, writes resident Kyle Hiller.
5 years ago
Phillies and fireworks, Kidchella, Lady Alma, and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
July 15 - 18: Baseball, fun for kids, and concerts in the Delaware Valley
5 years ago
Listen 4:25Philly awards 20 grants to Kensington groups battling opioid crisis
City officials sent a total of $200,000 to 20 community groups dedicated to improving the quality of life in the epicenter of Philadelphia's opioid crisis.
5 years ago
Tenants at Regina Rose Apartments were displaced in late June. Differing views of progress on repairs depend on who you ask.
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