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The 12th annual Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival finished its race day along the Schuylkill River on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, with 140 boats registered and more than 2,800 participants. The Dragon boat race is

https://vimeo.com/76489485] In the midst of the morning rush, the faint chanting turned heads in Center City. “SOS. Save our schools! SOS. Save our schools!” echoed from about 10 people under a storefront canopy near the

https://vimeo.com/75172055] After battling with the city’s firefighters over their arbitration award, Mayor Michael Nutter pulled an about-face and dropped the city’s appeal of the award. The mayor announced that the city was dropping the award

In an effort to draw attention to school funding, the Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools held its “Full Funding Friday” at John Moffet Elementary School in Kensington last week. Roughly 15 members of the

After weeks of bombardment from advertisements blasting Mayor Michael Nutter’s record on education, Nutter responded last week with a series of videos blasting the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ leadership and shoring up his record on

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s name has become ubiquitous for the issue of mass incarceration in the United States. The former journalist and Black Panther has come to represent the plight of political prisoners both locally and internationally.

Vacant lots are being transformed into contemporary townhouses as developer Lawrence Rust completes his plans for Spring Arts Point. Since coming up with the idea nine years ago, Rust used his background in construction to build homes

[vimeo 65518201] This school year the School District of Philadelphia is taking a long-term approach to savings and by doing so city schools face drastic budget cuts. “There is just a bare bones budget where you