Pennsylvania’s cities confront homelessness
By Emily Previti (Newsworks/Keystone Crossroads) You’d never know it from the road, but in the woods in Allentown, there’s a…
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Longtime Chaka Fattah aide folds to feds
By Chris Brennan and William Bender (Philly Daily News) The federal investigation into U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah’s finances, eight years…
EPA pilots outreach on toxic releases in South Philly
By Carolyn Beeler (Newsworks/Keystone Crossroads) Residents in South Philadelphia are getting one-on-one help learning about toxic chemicals released in their…
Philly cop files brutality suit against police department
By Sam Wood (Philly.com) Scores of brutality lawsuits are filed against the Philadelphia Police Department every year. But it’s unusual…
A guide to education resources in North Philly now available
By Marilyn Vaccaro (The Notebook) Finding educational resources just got a lot easier for families living in North Philadelphia east…
Brewer wants to Do Good by his neighborhood
By Don Russell (Philly Daily News) Up on Tioga Street, in the vacant shadows of a postindustrial city, the sign…
Nutter, 50 other mayors support Comcast purchase plan
By Bob Fernandez (Inquirer) Mayor Nutter has organized a diverse national group of 51 mayors who support Comcast Corp.’s proposed…
Woes of Philly schools can’t be overstated, Hughes declares
By Kevin McCorry It’s all been written before. The Philadelphia School District was in brutal financial shape last year. Overfilled…
“I’m Sick and Tired and I’m Not Afraid…I’m Not Living Like This No More.”
By Dustin Slaughter, Kenneth Lipp, and Joshua Albert Thunderstorms may have dampened ongoing protests in the St. Louis suburb of…
ICYMI: Philly pot arrest maps: black people in black neighborhoods
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) Originally published on August 14th, 2014 by City Paper. Eighty-three percent of the 4,314 marijuana-possession…
The Philly Declaration 