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Kensington Schools Embed Mentors to Turn Survival Into Graduation Wins

In West Kensington, one of Philadelphia’s most economically challenged neighborhoods, high schools are rebuilding the path to graduation by embedding support directly inside classrooms. More than a quarter of...

Two Killed in High-Speed Crash on I-95 North in Port Richmond

A deadly overnight crash brought Interstate 95 northbound in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section to a standstill for hours early Friday morning, killing two people and triggering a complex emergency...

FTC students’ works published

Franklin Towne Charter High School has eight students whose literary works were published in the Philadelphia Stories Junior spring edition. Students whose works were published...

Around Town

Programs at Richmond Library Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St., offers a Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program that meets Mondays and Tuesdays from 2-6 p.m. and Wednesdays,...

School district develops a plan for Frankford HS

The School District of Philadelphia has embarked on a $19.9 million investment to reopen Frankford High School. The reopening plan will address damaged asbestos and...

Boyd is the best

Boyd is looking for his forever family. He will require a fully fenced yard, in a somewhat quiet area, as he is extremely fearful...

Maxim as sweet as they come

Maxim was at a Philly shelter with a tail injury when he was rescued and had his amputation taken care of. He is healed...

Fishtown Taps celebrates summer happy hour at two dozen hotspots

It’s always Happy Hour in Fishtown. Well, on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. through Oct. 29, that is. The Fishtown District announced that Fishtown Taps...
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