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Federal Judge Orders Penn to Turn Over List of Jewish Employees

A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to give federal investigators information about Jewish faculty and staff during a discrimination investigation tied to antisemitism complaints reported on...

Philadelphia May Add Delivery Tax to Fix Growing Pothole Problem

Philadelphia officials are considering a plan that would connect road repairs to the growing volume of package deliveries across the city. Mayor Cherelle Parker proposed the idea in March...

ENTER TO WIN: Star’s holiday home decorating contest!

FROM GAWKER.COMDoes a home on your block really know how to decorate for the holidays? Do you haul out hundreds of dollars in decorations...

SNAPSHOTS: Port Richmond kids

COURTESY OF FRIENDS OF POWERS PARKOn Nov. 16, students from Memphis Street Academy Charter School in Port Richmond helped rake leaves and clean up Powers...

New PECO scam gaining traction in the city as the holidays approach

A scam that involves fooling PECO customers into paying con artists, not the utility, for supposedly outstanding electric bills seems to be a hustle...

Dancing toward her dreams

Jade Adams during ballet practice. SUBMITTED BY JENNIFER ADAMSJade Adams is a soft-spoken young girl who is hesitant to talk about her ballet accomplishments, though...

Big changes for the area discussed at PRCG meeting

Changes to a local SEPTA bus route were one of the items discussed at the PRCG meeting last month. WIKIMEDIA COMMONSChanges, both definite and...

SNAPSHOTS: Mayor Nutter shops in Fishtown

Mayor Michael Nutter checks out the merchandise in a Fishtown boutique on Small Business Saturday. Photo courtesy of Mayor Michael Nutter’s Office of Communications.On...
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