Elizabeth Fiedler
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Drenched in graffiti, iconic artwork by Shepard Fairey now under cover in Fishtown
Something’s missing on the side of a building in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. Drivers heading up Frankford Avenue no ...
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Union-backed video slings allegations at Post Brothers’ Philly apartment project
The feud between some Philadelphia construction unions and a developer has gone the way of many historic battles: It’s been made in ...
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On growing up and keeping faith through 40 years in prison
It’s just over a two-hour drive to the State Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania where Tyrone Jones now lives. No recorders or ...
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10 years on, Philadelphia pub Johnny Brenda’s still anchors a changing Fishtown
Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood is now buzzing with new businesses and residents. It’s even been compared to Brooklyn. B ...
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Arcadia prof connects education class with ‘The Wire’ for lesson in real-life challenges
Many fans of the HBO crime drama “The Wire” consider it among the best TV series ever made. Now it’s serving as tool fo ...
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Giving West Girard Ave. businesses a special look
Every business needs a sign. Hand-painted, retro ones have sprung up along West Girard Avenue and they’re looking to do more than j ...
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Celebrating the charms of Grays Ferry Crescent, a little known slice of Philly
This weekend fireflies will swarm and a cardboard fort will rise over a little-known Philly park. The ...
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Philly building collapse victim Anne Bryan remembered as gifted artist
Relatives and friends of Anne Bryan gathered Sunday for a memorial service at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The 24-yea ...
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East Passyunk residents discuss the neighborhood’s evolution
More than 20 people from South Philadelphia’s East Passyunk and Passyunk Square neighborhoods chatted with us Wednesday afternoon a ...
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If you thought you would die behind bars, what would it be like to suddenly be sprung from prison? One Philadelphia man has found su ...
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ListenLow-income Philadelphians face another obstacle to home ownership
Improving a city with so much crime and blight is an overwhelming challenge in Philadelphia. So some residents are taking a do-it-yoursel ...
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Ceasefire works to halt bloodshed in North Philly
In 2010, 10 percent of Philadelphia’s homicides were in the 22nd Police District, an area that is home to less than 2 percent of th ...
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