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By Kiarra Solomon @by_kiarra During the winter months, senior citizens tend to suffer from various mental and physical ailments. Slip and falls due to weather increase, but they can also face issues like depression and loneliness due to the holidays. Able Mind and Body Home Care has a few easy things that you can do…

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Route 23 • Current route continues between Chestnut Hill and Center City using Germantown Ave. and 12th St. • Walnut St. will be last Center City stop on 12th St. • New layover point will be on 11th St. between Market and Filbert • Customers may ride on the bus to the new layover point…

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This month Lidyr Creative Marketing Agency launched the #LoveTheTeachers campaign, which recognizes Philadelphia public school teachers for their hard-work and dedication to their students. Award recipients will receive a $100 gift-card to use to purchase any classroom supplies. The first teacher to be awarded was 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Kathleen Shegda of Elkin Lewis Elementary…

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ABOVE PHOTO: (Pavel L Photo and Video / Shutterstock.com) By Kiarra Solomon @By_Kiarra The bill to renew Comcast’s cable agreement was introduced into City Council last week by Councilman Bobby Henon. Although technically the current franchise agreement expired last month, the terms of the previous franchises are still in effect until a new agreement is…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Mayor-elect Jim Kenney addresses supporters election night at National Museum of American Jewish History.    (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) Now that Election Day has come and gone, quite a bit has changed… and some things haven’t. By Denise Clay I’ll start this wrap-up of Tuesday’s elections by sharing a result that should…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Chaka Fattah Jr. walks from the U.S. Courthouse in 2014, in Philadelphia. On Thursday, Fattah Jr. was convicted of 22 of 23 federal bank and tax fraud counts.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) associated press Chaka ‘Chip’ Fattah Jr., son of veteran Philadelphia congressman Chaka Fattah has been convicted of federal bank and tax fraud…

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By Kiarra Solomon @By_Kiarra The A&P supermarket chain filed for bankruptcy in July. This was the second bankruptcy filing by the company in just five years.  A&P owns Superfresh, Pathmark, and Food Basics grocery stores in the Philadelphia area, but in total has 296 locations in the Northeast. The company has $2.3 billion in debts…

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State Rep. Maria Donatucci, D-Phila./Delaware, reminded residents the state’s heating assistance program, LIHEAP, has begun accepting applications. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is a federally funded initiative that provides grants to eligible Pennsylvanians to help pay for heating bills. LIHEAP offers cash grants sent directly to the utility company, or crisis grants for households…

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Uncensored public exhibition shares 24 hours in the region,  through the eyes of its residents Nov. 12, 2015 – Jan. 2, 2016 On October 9, 1,412 photographers rose to the challenge as the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) invited them to capture 24 hours in the region on Greater Philly Photo Day, presented by PNC…

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Rearing Successful Sons mobilizes Philly talent by forging human connections with Point Breeze youth One in four people in Philadelphia between the ages of 18 and 24 are “disconnected” from the labor market – out of school and out of work – according to a September study by Drexel University’s Center for Labor Markets and…

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