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Kensington: Pastor Joshua Grace’s Impact Goes Beyond Church Walls

September 25, 2017Austin Albright and

Joshua Grace has served as pastor at Circle of Hope Church since 2003. Grace leads efforts to unite his community through its thrift store, Circle Thrift, and events hosted by the church. He works with

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Casinos: UNITE HERE Philadelphia Stands Up for SugarHouse Employees

April 8, 2014tub10245

While the still-undecided final location of Philadelphia’s second gaming license dominates the local casino conversation, all is not quiet at the renovating SugarHouse. Philly’s first casino is attracting some recent notice because of renewed efforts

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Casinos: Cash To Communities But At What Cost?

March 28, 2014

With a second casino license up for grabs, communities near the proposed locations may wonder what they have to look forward to with a casino in their neighborhood. SugarHouse Casino  donated $500,000 last year to

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Casinos: Five People On The Front Lines

March 26, 2014tub10245

Given the size of most gaming operations, it’s often difficult to put a “face” to any particular organization (besides Donald Trump, and he’s largely famous for his other endeavors). Despite this, there’s still a fair number

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