Noodles thrown on Rizzo statue, which won’t be moved until 2022
A day after the controversial bronze likeness was defaced with a scrawl reading "FASCIST," it was defaced again.
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Philly’s Homeless Memorial Day honors those who died in 2017
More than 250 names will be read during this candlelight vigil for Homeless Memorial Day. Philly is one 150 U.S. cities that memorializes people who are homeless or formerly homeless who died in the last year.
Where: Thomas Paine Plaza at 1401 JFK Blvd. 19102
When: December 21, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.
How much: Free
14 photos from the Philly vigil for Las Vegas shooting victims
Philadelphia is fed up with gun violence.
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Photos: Philly protesters call for more aid to Puerto Rico
A Center City rally called on the U.S. government to send more hurricane relief to the island.
International Women’s Day Protest shuts down Philly streets during rush hour
The group snarled traffic during its four-block-long peak Wednesday afternoon.
Philly’s International Women’s Day organizers: It’s about us, not Trump
Philly Socialists are teaming up with many area organizations to make sure this march gets results.
23 signs and scenes from Philly’s lunchtime anti-Trump rally
"Trust the protest," Standing Rock support and someone dressed up as Kellyanne Conway