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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Your cheat sheet for Election Day.
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For parklets near the El, Fishtown is transforming safety barriers into benches and art
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Philly Ethics Board alleges illegal coordination between mayoral candidate Jeff Brown and super PACs
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One Amazon center was sent a “final warning,” but there’s been little action against repeat offenders like U-Haul or Dave & Buster’s.
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Will a Brita filter remove the chemicals threatening Philly water? Officially, no
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Philadelphia is pulling out of a program that pays community members to collect litter
A union grievance has thrown a wrench in the gears of a public-private partnership aimed at tackling cleaning up Philly’s pervasive trash.
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