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Bailey, local activists say politicians ignore gun violence in Philly
Standing on the corner of Eighth and Diamond Streets, Republican mayoral candidate Melissa Murray Bailey called a press conference Friday ...
10 years ago
Three cheers for a four-day work week!
With the upcoming Columbus Day holiday, some of us are heading into a three-day weekend — at least for those of us who cleave (if only ...
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Wolf formally endorses Kenney for mayor
File this one under: Huh? That didn’t already happen? Gov. Tom Wolf formal ...
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Radio Times: Foster running for mayor because other independents ‘wimped out’
All five of Philadelphia’s mayoral candidates may not be invited to every debate this fall, but each of them will have a chance to ...
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Legacy of Knotted Grotto will remain in several Philly properties [photos]
One of the last remaining remnants of the papal visit is being dismantled. More than 150,000 people wrote their intentions on strip ...
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Philly pols publicizing online voter registration as deadline looms
Today is the deadline register to vote in the November 3 general election. So if you’re new to Philadelphia or recently changed add ...
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Japanese music video shines a light on abuse in LGBT relationships
A queer Australian filmmaker living in Japan connected to the theme of domestic violence in LGBT relationships. He shares a music video he made, which examines the subject.
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Connecting sacred wisdom to Jewish art at Old City gallery
During the recent Jewish high holy days, I was able to score a few minutes with my friend and neighbor, Rabbi Zalman Wircberg, the co-dir ...
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Philly mayoral candidates Bailey, Kenney tangle at only forum featuring third-party hopefuls
In all of the frenzy surrounding last weekend’s papal visit, you may have forgotten there’s a mayor’s race going on in ...
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Visitors assess Philly’s papal security: ‘Nightmare’ to ‘chaos’ to ‘not a big deal’
When the leader of the global Roman Catholic Church plans a trip, a heavy security blanket is expected. But did Philadelphia’ ...
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Controller says retail and restaurants lost due to papal visit
A report by the Philadelphia City Controller’s office finds many downtown business didn’t do so well with the papal visit. ...
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SEPTA says it rose to the Mass movement challenge
The new general manager of SEPTA is pleased with the transit agency’s work in transporting thousands of papal pilgrims to the ...
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ListenAT&T reports record-breaking data usage during papal visit
If you were at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for the papal Mass Sunday, chances are you were deploying your mobile phone. One provi ...
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Adding up the impact of the papal visit on Pa. ‘burbs: A plus or a minus?
Officials are still calculating the total cost of the pontiff’s visit — but many Philadelphia suburbs have tallied up tens of ...
10 years ago
Focusing on marriage licenses, mass media miss further LGBT challenges
Marriage has been important for LGBT communities, but there are perhaps more critical issues that have been unnoticed by the dominant culture and underreported in the media.
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