West Philly residents to city officials: Get money to grassroots startups, do job training in the neighborhoods
Community members shared suggestions at a panel discussion on anti-violence funding.
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Where to go roller skating in Philly this summer, from outdoor discos to indoor jams
If you don't have your own wheels, you can always rent a pair.
Slow drip of voters on primary morning in Philly, as poll workers ‘hope and pray’ for more turnout
“As far as the judges are concerned,” said one election worker, “I don't think people give that the weight that it really does carry.”
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Students at Penn and Princeton are horrified over mistreatment of MOVE children’s remains
University researchers were cavalier about studying the bones of Delisha and Tree Africa, and there’s still no clarity on where they currently are.
5 places to soak up sun in Philadelphia
We’ve never been more ready to get outside.
Why aren’t there any Black-owned supermarkets in Philly? These grocers are helping blaze a trail
Proprietors say their shops do more than provide food — they become community hubs.
Well City spotlight: Mina’s World, proving community health is much more than medicine
Have an idea to improve millennial wellness in Philly? You could win $10,000 to make it happen.
How viral police shooting videos can mess with your mental health
If watching feels necessary or inevitable, there are methods to cope.
A parade of promises at West Philly community meeting, and Walter Wallace’s family walks out
“We are not at war,” said the police commissioner, a day after two officers shot and killed a Black man.
Everything we know about the police killing of West Philly’s Walter Wallace Jr.
The 27-year-old was shot dead in front of his mother and neighbors.
500 scoops of cool, sweet water ice cheer hospital workers at Penn
West Philly staple Siddiq's brought enough for maintenance staff and patients, too.
South Philly rowhome blaze is the city’s sixth big fire this year
The city's old infrastructure is ripe for disaster.
What happens to business when restaurants close for Ramadan?
Proprietors say cooking while you're thirsty is worth it for faith.
Siddiq’s Water Ice brightens West Philly’s troubled 60th Street corridor
Community leaders came out to toast the launch of the flagship frozen treat shop.
Sellers market: Philly’s spring 2017 real estate scene is cutthroat
Escalation clauses, all-cash offers and other new features from buys in suddenly hot 'hoods: “Twenty-four hours in this market is an eternity.”
Who even voted for Jill Stein in Philadelphia? Yep, millennials
She did about twice as well as expected in Fishtown, Cedar Park, East Passyunk and Pennsport.