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95% of Philly School Speed Cushions Fail Safety Standards

A newly released report from the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office details extensive noncompliance in speed cushions installed outside city schools, finding that nearly all reviewed locations failed to meet...

Health Experts Urge Vaccination as Measles Cases Surface in Lancaster County

Pennsylvania has recorded its first five measles cases of 2026, all in Lancaster County, among unvaccinated school-aged children and young adults. The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed the cluster,...

Man still critical after shooting outside Port Richmond strip club

A 21-year-old man is in critical condition following a shooting that happened on Richmond Street in Port Richmond during the Fourth of July weekend.According to...

Brewerytown park gets new spark

Veterans Memorial Park at 31st and Girard, Monday, July 4, 2011.It might have taken some time, but thanks to help from residents, the Fairmount Community...

Henon looks toward November

Bobby HenonAfter more than 30 years in office, City Councilwoman Joan Krajewski (D-6th dist.) will retire next year.For good this time.She retired for a day in...

With City Council OK, Richmond Street venue moves forward

Developer David Grasso has traveled a long road in his attempt to bring what he calls a “world-class music venue” to the Delaware River...

A sign of troubled times

“No Heroin Parking.”It’s the kind of thing you think you wouldn’t have to tell people, especially along a tidy block of residential homes in...

Residents voice concern over 7-Eleven proposal

For several years, the former KFC-Long John Silver’s building at 23 W. Girard Ave. has sat abandoned and unused.That might change. A group of prospective...
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