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DA’s Office files murder, attempted murder charges for attack on Macy’s guards  

December 8, 2023

ABOVE PHOTO: Macy’s department store in Philadelphia. (Shutterstock.com) The District Attorney’s Homicide/Non-Fatal Shootings Unit has charged Tyrone Garcell Tunnell with murder, attempted murder, and related charges for his role in a violent assault on two security guards at the Macy’s department store in Center City on Monday.  During an incident that was captured on surveillance…

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State Sen. Vincent Hughes and leaders celebrate the allocation of $98M in funding for affordable rental housing

December 8, 2023

ABOVE PHOTO: State Sen. Vincent Hughes (center), flanked by government officials, affordable housing advocates and other stakeholders pose for a photo. (Photo/senatorhughes.com) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – State Sen. Vincent Hughes, Democratic Appropriations Chair, stood with fellow lawmakers and affordable housing leaders to celebrate a new, affordable housing grant program that awarded $98 million dollars to projects…

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SEPTA Launches New, User-Friendly Website

December 8, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (December 6, 2023) – SEPTA announced the launch of its new, transit-first, mobile-friendly website: septa.org. The redesigned site, which has been in the beta testing phase since August officially went live on Thursday, December 7. More than 18 months in the making, this initiative was an integral part of SEPTA Forward, the Authority’s strategic plan. SEPTA…

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Fmr. Philadelphia labor leader John Dougherty convicted of embezzling $650,000 from union

December 8, 2023

 (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) 6abc — Former Philadelphia labor leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and a codefendant Brian Burrows were convicted Thursday of using more than $650,000 in union funds for personal use. Dougherty, 63, who led Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for nearly three decades, was convicted of conspiracy, embezzlement and dozens of other…

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Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia announces $1.2 million gift from the Connelly Foundation

December 1, 2023

Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP) has announced that the organization has been awarded a 3-year, $1.2 million capacity building grant from the Connelly Foundation. This multi-year gift is the first of its kind for CSFP and enables the organization to build capacity and sustainability through marketing, technology, program evaluation, professional development, and functional expenses through…

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Children receive free eye care and glasses

December 1, 2023

ABOVE PHOTO: One of the many young people receiving vision care at this year’s Give Kids Sight Day event. Hundreds of Philadelphia children picked up free eyeglasses recently at Wills Eye Hospital. The institution’s Give Kids Sight Day initiative provides free eye exams, eyeglass prescriptions, and two pairs of glasses to children — regardless of their…

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Hanging In The Hall: Seeking compensation

December 1, 2023

A new Philadelphia City Council task force focuses on reparations, and what form city residents would like to see them take. By Denise Clay-Murray By Denise Clay-Murray Right now, reparations, the concept of acknowledging a human rights violation and seeking to repair it through compensation of some kind, is having a moment. The state of…

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The new commissioner

December 1, 2023

Kevin Bethel, the current chief of school safety for the School District of Philadelphia, will be the city’s next police commissioner. ABOVE PHOTO: Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker (speaking at podium) introduces the new police commissioner Kevin Bethel (on her right) at last week’s press conference surrounded by city officials and politicians that included, from left, Ryan…

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