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Subzero Shock Strikes Philly Monday—Midweek Thaw on the Way

Philadelphia and the surrounding region spent Monday under dangerously cold conditions as an Arctic air mass remained locked over the Delaware Valley. Although skies were mostly sunny for much...

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...

Grant aims to pair services in city’s most drug-ridden police districts

The communities served by the city’s 24th and 25th police districts are some of the areas in the city most stricken by drug addiction...

Fallen heroes remembered as Philly’s Police Week kicks off

The chilly rainstorm of Wednesday, May 4, seemed symbolically appropriate during last week’s Living Flame Memorial Service, held at Franklin Square Park near 6th...

Bottom Dollar could come to Brewerytown

It may have been a long time coming — and plans are still far from final — but the Brewerytown community might finally have access to a local...
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