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City Hall

Politics: Councilwoman Brown Shows Service and Activism in the Community

November 14, 2016 Taggart M Houck

It was shortly after 11 o’clock on a brisk Friday morning in North Philadelphia. Folks at the Martin Luther King Jr. Senior Center at the corner of 21st Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue were

Featured Stories

Roxborough: Cleaning Up the Drug Problem in Honor of Tim Strain

November 9, 2016 Patrick M Johnstone

Tim Strain was 18-years-old when he burned his hand on the muffler of his lawn mower. He then went to the hospital, where he was prescribed Percocet. After a few days staying home, Strain went

Featured Stories

Frankford: Keep The Faith In Frankford President Inspires Hope In Frankford’s Faithful

November 9, 2016 Jared L Phillips

Since the closing of St. Joachim’s parish and Mater Dolorosa churches in the region three years ago, its members were given no choice but to merge into the Holy Innocents parish. However, for Keep The

East Falls

East Falls and Germantown: Education Platforms Vital in 2016 Election

November 8, 2016 Logan T Beck

The 2016 Presidential Election has been a topic of conversation throughout Philadelphia, as well as the rest of the nation. The communities East Falls and Germantown are no exception. Despite the many issues spurred in

Bridesburg

Frankford and Bridesburg: District 177 State Representative Race Giving an Underdog a Chance

November 8, 2016 Sabrina A Silva

As the two Presidential Candidates, Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton, prepare their last few arguments in the campaign trail, party representatives throughout the nation prepare for the outcome on November 8th. This year’s general

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Port Richmond: Taylor, Hohenstein Battle for 177th District

November 8, 2016 Eric E. White

Philadelphia and the Democratic Party have been closely aligned for several decades. The last Republican to be mayor of Philadelphia was Bernard Samuel, whose tenure at City Hall was completed in 1952. Since then, the

City Hall

Politics: Hillary for America Campus Organizers Work to Mobilize College Student Votes

November 8, 2016 Elly Perlowitz

The Millennial generation makes up about 31 percent of the voting population for this upcoming election. For this current election cycle both the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, and the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, have voiced

Featured Stories

Point Breeze: HIV Positive Community Anticipates Effects Of The Election

November 8, 2016 Margaret E Andresen

Mildred Lewis has been living with HIV for 19 years. She’s spent 17 of them in Point Breeze, and for 16 years she has been drug-free. Today, Lewis is Philadelphia FIGHT’s lead HIV tester and

Amateur Sports

South Philadelphia: Local Rec Centers Adjust to Election Day Schedule

November 8, 2016 Benjamin A McWilliams

Election day is huge for Philadelphia. With more than one million registered voters in the city, one of the crucial tasks for the City Commissioners office is finding locations for the polling places. Finding sites

Elections

Roxborough: Combating the Issue of Overdevelopment

November 8, 2016 Patrick M Johnstone

Right now, at the corner of Henry Avenue and Maris Street, there sits an empty lot. But because of the by-right development, a new apartment building is in the works. Thanks to by-right, and much

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