Layla A. Jones
Billy Penn Reporter
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Philly’s thriving Black party scene is taking over your favorite dive bar
Here's half a dozen places to get your dance on.
Half a billion dollars: PA medical marijuana sales skyrocket 500% in year two
Nearly 150,000 Pennsylvanians are now certified to buy weed.
Inside Marian Anderson’s South Philly home, where the classical singer made history
Because she was Black, the contralto gained international renown before she was recognized in her native city.
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$10,000 challenge: If Wawa gets more Twitter followers than Sheetz, Philabundance wins
A Philly-area businessman is putting his money where his convenience story loyalty is.
Historic Northern Savings Fund building is now a gorgeous Di Bruno catering space
The Frank Furness-designed bank on Spring Garden has new life as "Banca."
This new tool can help you understand Philly’s gun violence crisis
Plus: How about a resource list at the end of every article or broadcast about a shooting?
North Philly street celebrates free bullet hole repairs — and braces for gentrification
After being rocked by the August police shootout, this Nicetown community is stronger than ever.
Joel Embiid suspended: Here’s what happened in the Sixers center’s brawl
His beef with Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns goes way back.
New movie ‘Harriet’ shows Philadelphia as ‘a beacon for enslaved people’
Produced and written by Black women, the film hits theaters on Nov. 1
$12.6 billion: Why the company that built Philly’s skyline is being sold to a California firm
We basically owe Liberty Place, the Comcast towers and the reinvigorated Navy Yard to Liberty Property Trust.