Lizzy McLellan Ravitch
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With four vacancies, is a special election coming to City Council? That’s up to Darrell Clarke
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Ya Fav Trashman is running for Philadelphia City Council
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How Doug Mastriano won the hearts of Confederate sympathizers
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Info for your corner of Philadelphia: A guide to neighborhood papers and hyperlocal news sites
How to keep track of what’s happening down the street.
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There’s a huge new neighborhood rising on the waterfront below Graffiti Pier
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Want to ditch your Key card? Android and iPhone users can apply to be part of the mobile ticketing pilot.
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Citing ‘criminal activity,’ police are nixing more block parties in West and North Philly
It’s unclear what criteria PPD is using to make the denials, and residents are upset: “You can’t just pinpoint these neighborhoods.”
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