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ABOVE PHOTO: A volunteer waters one of the many trees planted during last fall’s event. (Photo/Pennsylvania Horticultural Society) From November 16 – 19 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and over 90 of its PHS Tree Tenders groups, community organizations, and neighborhood volunteers will come together to plant 1,770 trees throughout the Greater Philadelphia region.  …

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While Philadelphia made political history on Tuesday night by electing Cherelle Parker its 100th mayor, that’s not the only history that was made. By Denise Clay-Murray Most Philadelphians knew that Tuesday’s election night was going to be historic. They knew that barring something catastrophic, former City Councilmember Cherelle Parker would become the City’s 100th mayor…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker takes the stage during an election night party in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Parker was elected as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) By Brooke Schultz ASSOCIATED PRESS Voters elected two women for the first time to lead Philadelphia…

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Philadelphia, PA– On Monday, November 6, 2023, at . Vice-Chairman City Commissioner Omar Sabir, and the Octavious Catto taskforce hosted a press event at City Hall announcing the landmark voting rights changes in the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.   Commissioner Sabir was joined by community leaders, elected officials and the Octavius V. Catto taskforce partners such as NAACP, League of Women Voters,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Chris Murray (Photo courtesy Chris Murray) Congratulations to Philadelphia SUN sports columnist Chris Murray for winning first-place honors from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and the Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Pro chapter. Murray took home awards from both organizations in the Sports/Outdoor Column category for his columns “The MVP,” “Hall of Hypocrisy,”…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Two of the many Universal Alcorn parents who attended the event and “Read By Fourth” South Philadelphia Reading Captain Bebe Daily. (Photos/Universal Alcorn) Universal Alcorn Performing Arts Academy held a math and literacy night on Tuesday, October 24 for student scholars from grades K-4. During the well-attended event, parents and guardians were able…

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There are a number of critical city, state and federal offices at stake in this year’s general election. Locally, voters will choose Philadelphia’s next mayor, city controller, register of wills, sheriff, city commissioners, and City Council members. The City Council race includes several At-Large seats vacated by members who resigned to run for mayor. Of…

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city of Philadelphia has picked the winning design for a Harriet Tubman statue outside City Hall after facing criticism over its original choice of a white artist who’d been selected without competition. Alvin Pettit beat out four other semifinalists with a design called “A Higher Power: The Call of a Freedom…

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BY JONATHAN MATTISE AND TRAVIS LOLLER MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 15-year sentence, becoming the first of five officers charged in the case to admit guilt. Desmond Mills Jr. entered his plea during a hearing at the Memphis federal courthouse…

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NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for repeatedly making an obscene gesture during the 76ers’ victory against the Portland Trail Blazers. Joe Dumars, the league’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations, announced the penalty Tuesday after Embiid, the league’s reigning MVP, made four WWE-style crotch chops that…

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