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The closing of St Michael’s Lutheran Church

September 9, 2016

After a 288 year long history, St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 6671 Germantown Ave, will hold its final worship services on September 11, 2016.  The financial weight upon the congregation became too great. It will be a great loss for the community as St Michael’s is known for its public outreach and has often been referred…

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Philly schools closing at noon due to heat, extracurricular activities canceled

September 9, 2016

ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS TO DISMISS FRIDAY AT NOON DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT PHILADELPHIA — Due to the high temperatures forecasted, all School District of Philadelphia schools will dismiss early at 12:00 noon, Friday, September 9. All after-school activities including all athletic programs and professional development classes scheduled for Friday are canceled and all…

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Welcome Home

September 3, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO: 900 AM WURD host Nick Taliaferro, talks with Anthony Wright and his son, Anthony Jr., during a live broadcast from the radio station’s Founder’s Day celebration at the Free Library of Philadelphia. (Photo by Denise Clay) Now that he’s been exonerated of a crime he didn’t commit, Anthony Wright is moving forward with his…

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Earl Harvey Black Professionals news to support Black owned businesses

September 3, 2016

“We have been disproportionately impacted by the ‘Great Recession’. Unemployment in Black America is still double of white America and the wealth gap between the two Americas is wider than it’s ever been in a generation. We are going backwards, and unless we accelerate and build a new model for change we will fall further…

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Art Exhibition by the Manayunk-Roxborough Artists Co-Op Sept. 11

September 3, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Artist Susan Kelly’s tile and mosaic pieces ‘Siblings’ and ‘Gold Continuum’ “Repurposed Bottles Contain Light” is the title of an exhibition that will feature Susan Kelly’s mixed-media/bottle glass mosaic works, along with original artwork in various media and styles by members of the Manayunk-Roxborough Artists Co-Op. The exhibit opens Sunday, September 11, 2016…

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Congresswoman Marcia Fudge urges Philadelphians to register to vote by Oct. 11 deadline

September 3, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Cong. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) speaking to Hillary Clinton supporters at the North Phila. campaign office.  (Photo by: Amy V. Simmons) Highlights dangers of Trump’s divisive candidacy, Clinton’s qualifications By Amy V. Simmons On Sunday, August 28, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) visited the Hillary Clinton for America campaign office in North Philadelphia. A diverse…

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