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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...

Opinion

Molly stands up for her beliefs

Lisa Lyne Flynn is a Castor Gardens native and Fox Chase Cancer Center nurse who also performs as a singer/guitar player for the band...

Good Citizens at Franklin Towne

Franklin Towne Charter High School announced that six of its 11th-grade students are recent recipients of the Union League’s Good Citizen Award. The students...

Khan touts experience in AG race

Bustleton native Joe Khan is one of five Democrats running on Tuesday for state attorney general. Khan – who attended Greenberg Elementary School, Baldi Middle...

Barney, Delia up for adoption

Barney is a sweet senior boy currently hanging in foster through Philadelphia’s Animal Care and Control. Barney arrived at the shelter after his family...

Evil Genius throwing a block party for its newest offering

Evil Genius Beer Company is throwing a 4/20-themed block party at its taproom at 1727 N. Front St. in Fishtown on April 19. The celebration...
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