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Police departments in Bucks County launch DNA database

Advocates say the new database will help police solve cases faster and catch criminals before they commit crimes in other municipalities. ...

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MacArthur Foundation ‘geniuses’ focus on urban issues

The issues include declining industry, poverty, racial discrimination and immigrant integration. On Tuesday, the John D. and Cathe ...

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Immigrants march together from South Philadelphia to wait for pope’s speech [photos]

Hundreds of people marched from South Philadelphia this morning to hear the pope’s speech on immigration at Independence Hall sched ...

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Pilgrims make sacrifices to be in Philly for World Meeting of Families

“Even in spite of the fact that people are physically tired, [and] they’re hurting, they still want to be here.” ...

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Pilgrimage planner bringing 1,000 to Philadelphia for the pope’s visit

All the anxieties people have about Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia — things like which streets will be blocked off and ...

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Is it possible to create a neighborhood from scratch?

The eighth in a series of Keystone Crossroads posts about German cities and the challenges they share with Pennsylvania. The e ...

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For pope’s visit, pilgrims to sleep at fitness clubs, museums and even on a battleship

Many people coming to Philadelphia for Pope Francis’ visit are skipping luxury accommodations to sleep on the cheap. For some, that ...

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Tickets for pope’s Independence Mall speech to be released Tuesday

On Tuesday, the World Meeting of Families will release 10,000 tickets to the public for Pope Francis’s speech in front of Independe ...

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Some in suburbs worry about getting to Philadelphia for papal visit

We’ve heard for weeks that the best way to get to Philadelphia for Pope Francis’s visit is to come on a bus with a church gro ...

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German coal city tries to make a green comeback

The seventh in a series of Keystone Crossroads posts from German cities. The German city of Bottrop is known for its coal mine, Pr ...

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Our favorite quotes about cities, and what they have to do with Pennsylvania

At Keystone Crossroads, we write a lot of practical stories on urban design, policy and politics. But today we’re indulging our lit ...

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Philadelphia starts small (and cheap) with Delaware River waterfront revitalization

For a long time, Philadelphia’s Delaware Riverfront was…underwhelming. Each winter, the city operated a harbor-side ic ...

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