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Community groups push back against plan for gun shop in Spring Garden area
A proposal to open a gun shop near Philadelphia’s Spring Garden Street is confronting a growing resistance from neighbors and commu ...
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ListenPa. bill to demand cyclists wear reflective vests at night getting thrown under bus
A Pennsylvania lawmaker is ...
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After pot decriminalization, arrest rate drops in Philly
The Philadelphia Police Department is reporting a significant drop in the number of arrests for the first half of this year. Part ...
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Some SEPTA lottery winners saying ‘thanks but no thanks’
Those who won the chance to buy regional rail tickets for during the pope’s visit as part of SEPTA’s lottery are now being no ...
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Supporters of man killed in Philly police stop again rally for charges against officer [photos]
Advocates of Brandon Tate-Brown are renewing their calls for charges against the Philadelphia officer who fatally shot the 26-year-old. ...
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ListenPhilly pranksters admit hitchBOT video was hoax, but say they didn’t dismember him [video]
“Don’t Always Trust the News!” That message comes midway through the newly released YouTube video from Philadelp ...
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Elfreth’s Alley not the scene of the hitchBOT crime, residents say
The site where the roving robot known as hitchBOT supposedly perished is close to Elfreth’s Alley, the country’s oldest resid ...
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ListenDestruction of world-traveling robot in Philly spurs theories, offers of help
During hitchBOT’s brief excursion in the U.S., the Canadian robot visited Boston, New ...
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Student debt hampers creation of small businesses, but some find a way
Since the late 1990s, student loan debt has swelled tenfold in the U.S., totaling a current record high of $1.1 trillion. Student loans n ...
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ListenSanders fans — and those on the fence — gather for campaign message in Philly
Philadelphia area supporters of Bernie Sanders are beginning to spread the word about their preferred candidate for president just as he& ...
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