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Organizers hold march for #PhillySchoolsDeserve PILOTs

Posted on April 4, 2021April 5, 2021 by Darrell Marrow

  “The prioritization of wealth and profits over people is absolutely disgusting and dehumanizing,” said Christina Lee, Academy at Palumbo senior and youth organizer at VietLEAD. Lee was one of over 100…

Activists call to disband housing police force at board meeting

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Thomas Riese

At a monthly Philadelphia Housing Authority board meeting, two members of the public demanded that the organization disband its police force, something they say other major cities have done with success. Sterling…

Protesters rally in Center City against Amazon union busting

Posted on March 21, 2021March 22, 2021 by Jesse Bunch

Protesters rallied in Center City on Saturday afternoon in support of Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama and their efforts to unionize. The rally clustered outside of Morgan Lewis, a law firm representing…

Community Leaders Mark One Year Since City’s First COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order

Posted on March 18, 2021March 28, 2021 by Paige Murray

On Tuesday, The Mayor’s Office of Faith Based Affairs hosted a virtual reflection panel to mark one year since Philadelphia’s first COVID-19 restrictions. During the “We Are a City Changed” event, four…

From prohibition to pandemic, McNally’s celebrates a centennial

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 by Evan Dean

Hidden along Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill is a small Irish pub that, over the last 100 years, has survived everything from the prohibition to a pandemic. McNally’s Quick Lunch opened in…

Preservationists still have questions about Kensington church’s burial site

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Thomas Riese

When a Kensington church on the city’s historic register was sold to a developer in March 2019, preservationist and archaeologist ears perked up. Doug Mooney, president of the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum, was…

Temple proposes more budget cuts, despite pushback from professors

Posted on March 13, 2021March 16, 2021 by Jesse Bunch

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Temple University slashed its budget, anticipating a once-in-a-generation economic downturn.  Now one year into the crisis, the university is proposing a second round of budget…

Committee on Public Safety meet to discuss an end to hit and runs

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Evan Dean

Feb. 24, 2021, The Committee on Public Safety of the Council of the City of Philadelphia convened to discuss a resolution to the issue of vehicular hit and runs across the city….

Temple tentatively plans for students return

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Evan Dean

While COVID-19 perseveres, Temple University plans to do the same. On March 1, 2020, Temple University President Richard Englert announced plans for a fall semester “primarily in person”, with what Englert says…

Olde Richmond neighbors worry about industrial demolition

Posted on March 7, 2021March 17, 2021 by Thomas Riese

Riverwards residents voiced concerns about a three story abandoned textiles mill that is currently being demolished to make way for a seven story apartment building. On Tuesday, neighbors participated in a Civic…

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