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VIDEO: Martin Luther King Jr. at Girard College in Philadelphia, 1965
Police, fire, and streets departments lag behind as Philly extends vaccine mandate for city employees
Jim Gardner’s final 11 o’clock broadcast on Action News, and his wish for the next year: ‘To see the pandemic retire before I do’
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How to help survivors of the devastating and tragic Fairmount house fire
Photos from the 2022 Mummers Parade, back on Broad Street after a year off
Mummers 101: Everything you need to know about Philly’s infamous New Year’s tradition
Recycle your Christmas tree by turning it into a snack for goats
Desmond Tutu’s 1986 Philadelphia speech and the U.S. Anti-Apartheid Act
Winter Philly Quizzo: How much do you know about this city?
