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Anti-Violence Groups Call on City to Invest in Violence Prevention

Posted on May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 by Victoria Langowska

Philadelphia has faced an unprecedented spike in gun violence this year. With the upcoming city budget decisions, anti-violence groups are calling for an increase in funding in order to impede the surge….

Hundreds Gather in Solidarity with Asian-Americans

Posted on April 25, 2021May 6, 2021 by Victoria Langowska

Hundreds of people gathered at 10th street Plaza last Thursday to stand in solidarity with the Asian-American communities in Philadelphia. The rally was organized by a newly-formed grassroots organization, “Philly Solidarity” in wake…

Philadelphia’s city council addresses gun violence

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Evan Dean

Philadelphia’s city council met Monday, March 29, to discuss the rising epidemic of gun crimes. There have currently been 120 homicides in 2021 according to the Office of the Controller, a 25%…

Grassroots organizations demand funds for gun violence prevention 🔉

Posted on April 11, 2021April 27, 2021 by Thomas Riese

This week, grassroots organizations and community leaders demanded more city funding for gun violence prevention. Reclaim Philadelphia and CeasefirePA both held events ahead of Mayor Jim Kenney’s budget proposal on April 15th. …

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…

COVID-19 Allows Temple Lacrosse Player One More Shot at her Goals

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 by Brian Saunders

After just nine games, Temple Lacrosse attacker Meghan Hoffman’s senior season was over, or so she thought. On March 11, 2020, Temple University’s women’s lacrosse lost to Villanova 13-11. And then COVID-19…

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

Posted on March 18, 2021June 1, 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…

Philadelphians protest in solidarity over Monroe County police killing

Posted on February 21, 2021February 24, 2021 by Thomas Riese

About 40 protesters gathered at Dilworth Park on Feb. 12 to protest another police killing, this time of a 19-year-old man in the Poconos, that felt all too similar to a police…

Temple University to Host Art Exhibit, Virtual Events for Eating Disorder Awareness Week

Posted on February 21, 2021February 24, 2021 by Paige Murray

Maddie, an art student at Temple University, says one symptom of her eating disorder is restricting food to only certain times of day.  “But with my new schedule, I can’t do that,”…

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