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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...

Kizzie adores people

Kizzie is a loving and sweet 9-year-old Newfoundland who made her way to Finding Shelter Animal Rescue after a lifetime of breeding for profit....

Catching up with Spike the Wonder Dog

Spike the Wonder Dog is back. Northeast Philly native Bill Boggs, who has had a long career in the entertainment field, published The Adventures of...

Your chance to help fill the nursing shortage

Martha “Marti” Trudeau calls it a “perfect storm.” Nurses are leaving the field as they age and due to burnout, accelerated by the demands of...

Martorano’s Prime opens at Rivers

Celebrity cook and South Philly native Steve Martorano has opened Martorano’s Prime, an Italian-American steakhouse, at Rivers Casino. Online reservations can be made now at...

Around Town

Adult and teen programs at Richmond Library Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St., hosts Teen Tuesday on Tuesdays at 1 p.m., through Aug. 8. Spook yourself...

Take Cannoli

Cannoli is a 3- to 4-year-old energetic, fun-loving girl who is still getting to know what it means to live outside of a puppy...
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