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Philadelphia City Council heard testimony last week on Resolution 190622 which would authorize council to hold hearings regarding the Plain View Project database on objectionable social media posts of law enforcement officers.  According to its

This week, the Economic Opportunity Review Committee, the Living Wage and Benefits Committee, and the Veterans Advisory Committee met in City Council chambers. These committees, unlike others that meet on the fourth floor of City

Philadelphia City Council convened for its first meeting of the fall session Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. All 17 members were in attendance, except Councilmember Mark Squilla who was granted leave.  Three pieces of legislation proposed

On any given morning in Manayunk, traffic snakes up Green Lane, sometimes reaching 10 or more blocks from Main Street up to Manayunk Avenue and beyond. Commuters may spend a half hour or more waiting

It’s a sport that doesn’t just serve up fast paced action but also important lifelong lessons. Down the Line and Beyond (DTLB), a nonprofit organization located at 422 E. Locust Ave. in East Germantown, uses

National pharmacy chain CVS Health has installed time-delay safes at all 512 of its Pennsylvania retail pharmacies as an attempt to deter robberies, a problem the company describes as a “side effect” of the nation’s

David Bielenberg (pictured below) became executive director of Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus (PGMC) this month — the first ever in the group’s 37-year history. In his teen years, Bielenberg sang in school musicals and church choirs,

Trash is a problem in many parts of Philadelphia and something many find hard to avoid thinking about. In this podcast we look at how trash has affected people in Germantown and how neighbors are