Elizabeth Fiedler
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Photographer turns lens on Philadelphia street harassment [photos]
Women on the streets of many cities are used to it: the whistles, catcalls and other unsolicited attention. One photographer in Philadelp ...
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A big anniversary for South Philly’s ‘Birthday Bar’
A South Philly tavern known as “Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar” is marking a milestone — 75 years in business. The neighbor ...
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Lights, landscaping to brighten Broad St. from Glenwood to Spring Garden
North Broad Street has seen an explosion of development in recent years with new housing and restaurants. Now it’s getting some new ...
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Bus company ferrying passengers from Philly to NYC operating stop illegally
For Philadelphians who don’t have a car, or don’t want to drive it into New York City, buses have become a popular alternativ ...
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Philly getting in on the ‘vaping’ trend
For many, one of the hardest things in life is to quit smoking. For Thursday’s American Cancer Society’s “ ...
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Artist plans 5-mile torrent of color along train tracks out of 30th St. Station
SEPTA and Amtrak commuters traveling through Philly can look forward to a lot of color in the spring as Berlin-based artist Katharinia Gr ...
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Residents say Fishtown cannot live by cupcakes alone
Many neighborhoods in Philly would be happy to have an array of new restaurants or a supermarket. Rapidly gentrifying Fishtown already ha ...
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Nerdvemberfest: ‘The slightly competitive equivalent of family dinner’
A suburban Pennsylvania Holiday Inn will host princesses, dragons and role-playing in the Star Wars galaxy this weekend. More than 100 ga ...
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After the chase, a young thief gets real with a Philly cop
This story isn’t about the crime, but about what happened afterward, after the theft and the chase, when the kid and the cop were f ...
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After Brooklyn market flees, entrepreneur sets up shop in old Strawbridge’s
The Brooklyn Flea Market failed to catch on in Philly — but what about the Franklin Flea Market? ...
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Can the ‘Boston Miracle’ deter gun violence in South Philly?
Philadelphia gathered a network of law enforcement organizations to implement a new strategy of gang deterrence. It pushes cops to creati ...
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Philly boxing gym recruits boys away from gang life
Joshua Rosa grew up in what he calls “one of the roughest spots” of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. To giv ...
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