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Krupa’s Tavern celebrates (probably) 100 years serving Fairmount

There’s no doubt the local favorite is one of Philly’s oldest woman-run bars.

2 years ago

A sketch of the suspect. (Courtesy of Philadelphia Police Department)

Fairmount rape victim haunted by memory of attacker police never found

Fifteen years ago, a brutal sexual assault left a Fairmount woman hospitalized with physical injuries that would heal, but memories that ...

8 years ago

Family of murdered South Philly fruit vendor waits for answers

At around 5 a.m. on April 18, 2013, Don Ly was loading a cart in front of his home for the daily drive out to University City, where he o ...

8 years ago

Margie Winters, fired by Waldron Mercy Academy over her same-sex marriage, will also attend at Saturday's LGBT picnic in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

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Kenney, Margie Winters to attend LGBT family picnic on papal-visit Saturday

On Saturday, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass at Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in the morning, speak in front of Independence ...

8 years ago

While Jim Kenney and Melissa Murray Bailey (second and third from left) are invited to all four mayoral debates, third-party candidates Jim Foster, Boris Kindij and Osborne Hart will only appear at one. (NewsWorks file art/photoshop)

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Kenney and Bailey to face off in four debates; third-party candidates invited to just one

Philadelphia voters will have four chances to hear from the mayoral candidates at debates scheduled for the coming weeks, but all of thos ...

8 years ago

John Fetterman will return to Philadelphia tonight as his campaign for U.S. Senate continues to gain traction and/or widespread media attention. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

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15 questions for behemoth U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman

It’s been one week since John Fetterman, the ...

8 years ago

Community

Whimsical write-in candidate for mayor takes her case to City Hall [photos]

As first reported ...

8 years ago

Melissa Murray Bailey was critical of mayoral foe Jim Kenney in light of the Ethics Board decision surrounding Cameron Kline. (NewsWorks, lovingly created photoshop involving an image from Rocky IV)

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Bailey: Kenney ‘uses pawns to attack me because he’s a coward’

One unexpected twist (at least to NinetyNine, which briefly forgot that nothing can be labeled truly unexpected in loca ...

8 years ago

Council passes resolution declaring Saturday as ‘It Can Wait’ distracted-driving awareness day

Citing ...

8 years ago

Community

Patron saint of Philly sanitation workers launches write-in mayoral campaign

When NewsWorks last saw Soxx, she was outside of the East Kensington house of artist Jenny Drumgoole, who created the colorful c ...

8 years ago

Independent mayoral candidate Boris Kindij thinks he's just the change that City Hall needs to move Philadelphia forward. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

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Boris Kindij thinks he will be your next mayor, Philadelphia

Forgive Boris Kindij for not seeming all that intimidated by an independent mayoral run that features little to very, very little name re ...

8 years ago

A behemoth bronze statue of Smokin' Joe Frazier, created by sculptor Stephen Layne, now stands on a pedestal on the former grounds of the Spectrum, which hosted many fights including several of Frazier's. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

After Joe Frazier, who should be Philly’s next statue honoree?

On Saturday, ...

8 years ago

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