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Meir Rinde is an investigative reporter at Billy Penn covering topics ranging from politics and government to history and pop culture. He’s previously written for PlanPhilly, Shelterforce, NJ Spotlight, and other publications, and was a staff writer at the Trenton Times and Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. He lives in Passyunk Square with his family.
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How can Philly “shut down” Kensington’s massive open-air drug market?
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Anger and questions swirl as University of the Arts abruptly shuts down
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Philly starts the hunt for an intercity bus station near 30th Street
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New Philadelphia task force studies reparations for Black residents
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3 months ago
Remembering the I-95 bridge collapse, and all the memes
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Hundreds sign a petition calling for a halt to Fairmount drug treatment center plan
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