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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...

Eagles see their cookie crumble

You sit down to a plate of freshly baked cookies, still warm from the oven. You pull a tumbler out of the cupboard and...

Opinion

Around Town

Congrats to Class 400 Class 400 of the Philadelphia Police Department recently graduated during a ceremony at Temple's Performing Arts Center. In all, there were...

Fishtown racing school building dreams

Zaafir Williams has broken one racing record and he’s looking for more. The eighth-grader from Universal Vare STEM and ARTS Academy in South Philly earned...

Rivers Casino opens luxury Riversuites Hotel

Rivers Casino is betting that it can entice its patrons to stick around for a bit. The latest addition to its mixed-use campus, The Battery,...

Cuddle on the couch with Zellie

Zellie is a 7 year old pitty who joined NARPS rescue this past fall. She has been living the good life in foster, learning...
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