Community
“We know the future will be better because you are sharing the present with us,” said HIAS’ executive director.
1 year ago
Listen 1:20Is the American shopping mall dead? The Philadelphia area has seen its fair share disappear
Industry experts believe the mall is not extinct, but evolving. However, there is a difference between the institution and a beloved small town mall like Granite Run.
1 year ago
Listen 5:11Lawnside community holds vigil to shine light on love in the face of hate incident
Neighboring residents gathered in support for the historically Black borough of Lawnside, New Jersey, where a resident became a victim of racist graffiti.
1 year ago
Public session gets spicy with anti-arena comments
Speakers make their points with humor, anger, index cards — and always with heart. Here are some highlights.
1 year ago
Advocates disappointed after court rejects Philly gun control lawsuit
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court upheld state laws that prevent municipalities from enacting their own firearm regulations.
1 year ago
The Philadelphia Tribune’s special 140th anniversary edition, which highlights crucial coverage throughout the publication’s history, will publish Nov. 24, 2024.
1 year ago
Remains found in Pennsylvania in 1973 are identified as a missing 14-year-old
State police said genetic genealogy helped determine the identity of the decomposed body that was discovered near Fort Indiantown Gap.
1 year ago
Casino workers who want smoking ended demonstrate in New Jersey
With their push to end smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos going nowhere fast, casino workers demonstrated outside a hotel where New Jersey’s governor was due to speak.
1 year ago
Here’s all the details for Marathon Weekend in Philly
When everything starts. Where to watch runners. What the road closures will look like from Friday to Saturday.
1 year ago
The Office of Medical Marijuana approved the site off a rural highway in southern Delaware, but the plan got derailed by county law that advocates call a “total ban.”
1 year ago
Listen 2:43Philadelphia forms new city task force to fight trash fires in Kensington
The goal is to extinguish trash fires before they get out of hand and offer a warm bed to the people responsible for starting them.
1 year ago
Listen 1:02Neighbor kills 2 people and then himself in West Oak Lane: Police
The circumstances surrounding the shooting have not been released.
1 year ago
SEPTA strike averted, but funding woes continue
Transit workers will see pay and pension increases and new security measures.
1 year ago
Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze
Police in Evesham Township arrested a 14-year-old from Marlton in connection with an Oct. 30 wildfire that burned less than a tenth of a square mile.
1 year ago
Philly group violence intervention initiative expands to include youth
Philly’s Office of Public Safety expands the Group Violence Intervention Initiative. The program focuses on youth most at risk.
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