Dana DiFilippo
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Philadelphia’s LGBT liaison under fire for perceived inaction on Gayborhood racism
Activists demanded the resignation of Nellie Fitzpatrick, the mayor’s liaison to the LGBT community, in a protest Wednesday night outsi ...
8 years ago
Student arrested for clown threats to Bucks County schools
Police in Bucks County have arrested a 12-year-old student for allegedly posting threats via a “BENSALEM clowns” Instagram ...
8 years ago
Thanks to Philly foundation, bamboo bikes smoothing the road for Ghanaians
Thirty schoolchildren and others in Ghana now have a quicker journey to school, thanks to an Old City couple and their foundation, which ...
8 years ago
Prison death shows system ill-equipped to handle mentally ill, East Oak Lane family says
Kenyada Jones was off his meds. His mother couldn’t persuade him to come home, and mental health workers ...
8 years ago
Worker settlements with Philadelphia are common, costly, often confidential
A former Philadelphia paramedic at the center of a city Fire Department ...
8 years ago
Composer and art historian with Philly ties win MacArthur ‘Genius Grants’
It is a dream come true: A congratulatory call from out of the blue with a no-strings-attached $625,000 gift. ...
8 years ago
The wheel deal: Gift to Philly man gives Ghanaians bicycle route to sustainability
Patricia Marshall Harris thinks of herself as a practical, not very creative gift-giver. For birthdays and holidays, she’d co ...
8 years ago
Philly cop arrested on charges of sending marijuana through mail
A Philadelphia police officer was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly mailed marijuana to an unknown address. ...
8 years ago
Weekend gun violence has Philly cops on high alert
Three days after Nicholas Glenn went on a shooting spree ...
8 years ago
LGBTQ Home for Hope riding ‘Wall of Love’ momentum toward funding goals [video]
Just days after more than 1,000 people formed a ...
8 years ago
Penn Vet breeding puppy pupils for Ivy League dog training [photos]
When class starts at the Pennovation Center in Grays Ferry, teacher Bridget Stewart gets right to business, guiding her student ...
8 years ago