Aaron Moselle covers housing and community development for WHYY’s PlanPhilly, filing stories for both radio and web. He’s a native of the city and calls South Philadelphia home.
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SEPTA police getting body cameras
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Special vote set for Aug. 11 to elect three to Pa. House
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Northwest Philly newspaper publisher to enter mayoral race
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Plans to overhaul two major bridges in Northwest Philly underway
City officials expect the overhaul of the Willow Grove Avenue Bridge in Chestnut Hill to be completed by the end of the year. Cons ...
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Handyman to stand trial in brutal slaying of elderly woman in East Mt. Airy home
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Excavator operator pleads guilty, could get 20 years for Philly building collapse
Sean Benschop — the excavator operator charged in connection with the 2013 deadly building collapse in Center City Philadelphia — has ...
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In aftermath of elderly woman’s brutal murder, Mt. Airy neighbors look to band together
Dozens of residents packed an East Mt. Airy church Monday night with a simple, but important goal in mind: become a tighter knit communit ...
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