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The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) has chosen three highly experienced managers to fill positions critical to the agency’s success. PHA’s Interim Executive Director Kelvin Jeremiah and Commissioner Estelle Richman announced the appointments, saying that the new appointees will…

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After much speculation and hard-fought battles to preserve Philadelphia’s second casino license, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board officially announced today that they have received six applications for the vacant Category 2 license.

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Many passenger service workers at the Philadelphia International Airport do not reap the benefits of working at the region’s economic powerhouse despite performing vital services that make the airport run, according to findings in a new report by the grassroots group Fight for Philly.

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The Philadelphia Housing Authority Police Department (PHAPD) will hire new police officers for the first time in 12 years to address safety and security issues raised by PHA residents in recent months. PHAPD will hire up to 50 new police officers, which would more than double the size of the department…

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Officials representing the Brewerytown section of Philadelphia joined community groups and residents on Thursday morning to celebrate the grand opening of Bottom Dollar Food, the neighborhood’s first new grocery store in more than a decade.

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City Council unanimously passed a bill sponsored by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown that revises the zoning code as related to childcare in residential properties. The bill will allow for the expansion of family childcare in homes through a special exception process as opposed to a variance.

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Black men from all walks of life gathered Tuesday, November 13, in Baltimore, Detroit and Philadelphia as part of BMe—a growing community that encourages black men to “lift up their voices” and tell others about the positive contributions they make in their communities.

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White America can no longer elect the President of the United States! That’s the lesson from last Tuesday’s election results which saw President Barack Obama win the most expensive ($6 billion by some estimates) presidential race in history…

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Headlining this next installment of Sweet Spirits II is one of the most unique trios on the music scene today, Just Talk. The cabaret is being held at Germantown Theatre Cent, 4821 Germantown Ave., 7:00-9:00PM, donation is $10.

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In the spirit of charitable giving, The Philadelphia Club Frontiers International Inc will celebrate 50 plus years of awarding scholarships to youth in the Philadelphia region at PECO – Energy Hall, 2301 Market Street, Nov. 11 at 4:00 PM.

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