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An Underground Railroad Exhibition and tours of the Revolutionary Era home of Judge Richard Peters, Secretary of the War Board for General George Washington during the Revolutionary War, are special features of the July 4th Open Housev at Historic Belmont Mansion…

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State Reps. Brian Sims, D-Phila., and Steve McCarter, D-Montgomery/Phila., will introduce a bill in the state House of Representatives to provide civil marriage equality in Pennsylvania. Sims, the first member of the Pennsylvania legislature elected as an out gay candidate, will be the lead sponsor. 

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If you can remember dancing in your family’s living room on a warm summer day, singer Navasha Daya promises an evening you won’t forget. “If you come to my show, you’ll get good music that’ll make you feel like you’re at home, dancing with your cousins,” she said. “It’s really intimate.”

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State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams has added a new front to his ongoing campaign for school funding and safer climates in the public schools. In a gesture of solidarity, he’s joined a growing list of those fasting to preserve school safety. 

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City officials kicked off the 2013 Summer Meals Program, which serves free, healthy meals and snacks to Philadelphia youth, 18 years old and younger, at more than 1,000 locations across the City.  The program provides breakfast, lunch and snacks, Monday through Friday until August 30, 2013. 

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Last week, the District announced more than 3,780 school-based layoffs. In total, the school-based, regional and central administrative office reductions represent 19.9 percent of the current 19,530-member workforce. Overall, the school district has seen a 34.3 percent reduction in staff since 2011…

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nderstanding the current political climate surrounding the state Capitol building, state Rep. Rosita C. Youngblood, D-Phila., said she is looking into alternative proposals that will help the struggling School District of Philadelphia weather the fiscal storm it is currently facing. 

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The Philadelphia Housing Authority is again teaming up with the nation’s premier real estate auction company to offer approximately 200 properties for sale at a big one-day event. The announcement came this morning on the 2100 block of N. Marston St., where four of the houses are located. 

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Funeral services are to be held on Friday, June 21st at Deliverance Evangelistic Church located at 2100 Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia. The viewing is to take place from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM  EST and the home going service will take place from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST. 

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In an effort to accommodate the rapidly growing spiritual and educational needs of the Philadelphia community, Masjidullah, Inc. believed now was the time to move to a larger facility.  This purchase has enabled Masjidullah to acquire a sanctuary, school, and office building.

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