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Despite national trend, more veterans homeless in Pennsylvania
The number of homeless veterans in Pennsylvania has skyrocketed over the last four years, according to ...
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Pa. bills soften blow of Philadelphia tax reassessment
The Pennsylvania Senate passed three bills this week aimed at easing the pain of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s property tax r ...
11 years ago
‘Knockout game’ creates buzz, but random assaults nothing new, Drexel prof says
Is the “knockout game” really new? Chuck Williams, an associate professor at Drexel University, thinks not. In ...
11 years ago
Montgomery County prison guards to consider unionizing
Guards at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility are thinking about unionizing. Chris O’Donnell, an organizer at Teamst ...
11 years ago
Philly financial empowerment centers help poor and homeless find stability
When Kenneth Atwood Sr. walked into a Philadelphia financial empowerment center in May, he was one of the 60,000-plus U.S. veterans witho ...
11 years ago
ListenFood stamp cuts worry grocers in poor Philly neighborhoods
Gabriel’s Market has overcome a lot of challenges. Over the last 30 years, the South Philadelphia convenience store ...
11 years ago
ListenPhilly nonprofit honors homeless vets
More than 60,000 veterans are homeless on any given day, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. On Mon ...
11 years ago
Philly courts considering ban on cell phones
Philadelphia police are investigating an anonymous Instagram account that outed dozens of witnesses to violent crimes, as ...
11 years ago
Anti-hunger group’s report details poor service at Pa. welfare department
It’s bad enough when you call the cable company and can’t get through to a human being. But that hardly compares ...
11 years ago
Pew: Prison health care costs up
The Pew Charitable Trusts found that most states are spending more and more money on health care for prisoners. Between 2001 and 200 ...
11 years ago
Group targeting street harassment calls for Philly audit of safety concerns
Walking through the streets of Philadelphia isn’t always easy for those with XX chromosomes. Rochelle Keyhan, director of th ...
11 years ago
Philly City Council committee approves land bank
Philadelphia is one step closer to adopting a long-awaited plan to fight blight. A City Council committee gave preliminary approva ...
11 years ago