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City Hall: City Council Highlights for Jan. 23, 2020

January 31, 2020 Lawrence McGlynn

City Council is poised to take action on gun violence, including possible legal action against the Commonwealth.

City Hall: Council Committee Approves Gun Violence Measures

November 9, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn

The Public Safety Committee advanced legislation allowing weapons to be removed from those who pose a threat and bans weapons at city recreation facilities.

City Hall: City Council Highlights for Sept. 26, 2019

September 30, 2019 Lawrence McGlynn

Supporters of Bill 180936 hold signs as City Council passes the anti-lead ordinance.

Art Museum: Protestors Gather Against Gun Violence

June 24, 2019 Andrea Malizia

Overcast skies loomed above the Philadelphia Art Museum on Wednesday, May 29. A crowd holding posters and pictures flooded the museum steps. People hugged and shook hands, cheering as speakers called for an end to

Roxborough: Older Residents Stay Active with Protest Organization

April 30, 2018 William Brown

The phrase “staying active” has taken on a new meaning for residents of the Cathedral Village Retirement Community in Roxborough and it’s political. The retirees formed the activists group Indivisible Village in January 2017 for residents there

North Philadelphia: Colwin Williams Goes From Prison to Protector of City’s At Risk Youth

March 5, 2018 Roberts Jennifer

Colwin Williams first began getting in trouble in school, fighting in order to appear tough. As he got older, the trouble continued. He got caught up in drugs and by his early 20s, Williams had

Sharswood: After Loss, Father Gives Back to Neighborhood Children

October 24, 2017 Emily Scott

On the same Sharswood block where Greg Bullock was born, grew up and lived for nearly 50 years, he found himself standing in a pool of his son’s blood. Bullock’s son, Devin, was 17 years

Mayfair: This Week In The News — Folks Found Way To Beat The Heat And Other Happenings

July 21, 2017 Bob Stewart

In case you missed it, we found a few places where people are talking about things happening in Mayfair: Young girl hit by a car on Levick Street – The 4-year-old was taken to the hospital

Germantown: “We Need People To Put These Guns Down.”

December 6, 2016 Logan T Beck

As of yesterday, there have been 258 homicides in Philadelphia so far this year according to the Philadelphia Police Department. There have been numerous shootings in Germantown, resulting in critical injuries as well as death.

A sign on a fence outside a daycare center.

Mantua: Gun Violence in “The Bottom”

March 11, 2014

At 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday February 11, 2014, 23 year-old Mantua resident Marquise Williams was shot dead outside of the H&H Daycare and Learning Center. Located at 40th and Poplar streets, the H&H Daycare and