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A ghost bike in honor of Emily Fredricks

Bike rodeo and sweet scavenger hunt on bikes? It’s for safer streets

The ProfiteROLL is held in honor of pastry chef Emily Fredricks, killed on her bicycle in 2017.

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Workers in MANNA's kitchen

New MANNA Institute to lead ‘food is medicine’ push

Insurance companies don't cover most meal plans. More research could convince them they should.

This 'caffeine genie' Horn & Hardart can is how ballot position is officially decided in Philadelphia

‘Blessed’: Council candidates react to make-or-break ballot positions

In Philadelphia, your luck pulling a bingo ball out of a coffee can can determine your political fate.

The PA Supreme Court has stripped ex-AG Kathleen Kane of her law license

The closed Germantown High School, marketed by a for sale sign

Why did a shuttered Germantown school sell for a fraction of its value?

Neighbors haven't heard a peep from the developer since he bought the building.

The Equality Coalition held a rally before its march on the DNC.

Dear Milwaukee, from Philly: What to expect when the DNC comes to town

Consider yourself warned.

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Where Mike Scott’s courtside sip ranks among Philly’s most audacious stunts

The Sixers forward took a drink right out of a fan's cup.

One Day At A Time expands its shelter services by 50-60 beds in the winter

Broke in Philly

When the city shuts down its winter beds, there’s not enough housing to go around

300 homeless Philadelphians might be back on the street this month.

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What Philly needs to know about Real ID

The cost, requirements and timing for PA's new driver's licenses.

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Primo’s Italian hoagie potato chips taste like your favorite lunchtime memory

The classic Philly sandwich is now a snackfood.

Players pore over questions at Billy Penn Philly Quizzo at City Tap House UCity

Where’d ‘Quizzo’ come from? How Philly invented a unique name for trivia night

Turns out the original version had only one Z.

Shelves are stocked with sugary drinks at Cousins Grocery Store in Philadelphia.

Kill the soda tax? Council candidates are sweet on repeal

The majority of Democratic challengers surveyed say they'd seek other ways to fund pre-K.

From left: Math teacher Andrew Wolf celebrates the 2019 Pi Day competition with Springside Chestnut Hill Academy students Mason, Josh and Michael

Pi Day special: Watch a Chestnut Hill sixth-grader recite 191 digits from memory

The school's all-time record-holder got up to a whopping 635.

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Fans remember favorite shows at the Trocadero, closing for good

The Chinatown concert hall has been hosting performers for nearly 150 years.

Last Stop founder Eddie Zampitella

After $2 million scare, Kensington’s Last Stop recovery center is going legit

The 18-year-old operation is forming its first board of directors.

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Why this is a critical week for aspiring Philly politicians

Candidates for mayor and City Council have seven days to kick each other off the ballot.

Philbert the Pig at Reading Terminal Market

Why Chinese tourists swarmed a pig sculpture in Reading Terminal Market

Philadelphia is one of the first verified WeChat destinations in the country.

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What we know about the West Philly police shooting of an Ethiopian immigrant

The DA's office has launched an investigation into the shooting of 25-year-old Kelab Belay.

The bike lane at 22nd and Lombard has faded almost beyond recognition

Protected bike lane coming to 22nd Street in Center City

There's a meeting to gather feedback next week.

Judy Ni and Oscar Wang of Full City Challenge winner HospitalityTogether

Full City Challenge

$36,000 in a week: How local news partnered to fight hunger and poverty in Philly

Philadelphia's food economy is booming, yet one in five people don't have enough to eat. Can the Full City Challenge help?

Rendering from Penn study identifying possible Safehouse locations within different City Council districts

Philly’s opioid crisis

Where will Safehouse open a supervised injection site? Study tags potential locations

The nonprofit says a 2019 launch remains the plan.

Joe's Steaks is running a special of cheesesteaks served on a Stock's Bakery pound cake bun

VIDEO: We tried the Stock’s pound cake cheesesteak at Joe’s Steaks — and survived

"Just because you can doesn't mean you should."

Mayoral candidate Alan Butkovitz speaks with two women in a photo posted to his campaign website

Alan Butkovitz surprised his campaign website is live — and a mess

The mayoral candidate left race and gender labels on his promo photos.