Elizabeth Fiedler

Neighbors to Philly’s creeks pleading for swimmers to stay out of the water

Each year as the weather gets warmer, people head for the cooling water of Philadelphia’s creeks. Too often, one of those wa ...

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Sixers draft choices say ‘not next year’

It’s been an exciting 24 hours for Philadelphia basketball fans. In Thursday night’s NBA draft, the Sixers made clear they ha ...

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Catholics to ‘mass’ on Sunday in South Philly

For the second time, Philadelphia-area Catholics will congregate at a single parish for “Mass Mob Philly.” The service ...

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Philly apartments give teachers cheaper rent and colleagues as neighbors

There’s a new housing project especially for teachers in Philadelphia. Oxford Mills opens this week in the South Kensington section ...

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Education

Catholic ‘mission schools’ get a helping hand to persevere in Philly

While funding woes plague the Philadelphia School District, some Catholic schools in Philadelphia’s struggling neighborhoods are ch ...

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Late to the game, N.J. learns from Taser errors elsewhere

Police in New Jersey have a new tool: Tasers. The Garden State became the last in the country to issue Tasers to police, less than a year ...

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The often proud and sometimes weird history of Philly neighborhood names

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Philly sizzles as temperatures rise into 90s

Is it hot out? Yes, yes, it is. Rhea Roane from Berlin, New Jersey, said Wednesday after working in an air-conditioned Center City ...

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Several Philly-area parishes fight merger plan

Five Philadelphia-area parishes are appealing the Archdiocese’s plans to close them. They are among the ...

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$2.4 million award in Philly bicyclist’s injuries ‘sends message’ to drivers

A Philadelphia jury has awarded a bicyclist $2.4 million in a lawsuit. Why? As city bicyclists would put it: She got doored. ...

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Politics & Policy

NJWEEDMAN’s aim to become congressman hits a snag

The activist known as NJWEEDMAN plans to keep battling for a spot on the November ballot in his campaign to represent New Jersey’s ...

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Offering Drexel resources, West Philly center aims to solidify ties with neighborhood

A new West Philadelphia education center at 35th and Spring Garden streets will bring together Drexel University and neighborhood residen ...

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