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Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts and stocking stuffers for creatives and art lovers

December 1, 2023

FAMILY FEATURES When looking for the perfect present, hone in on your loved ones’ favorite hobbies. The options for creatives and art lovers are nearly endless, with stocking stuffers and thoughtful gifts ranging from pens and pencils to markers, personal drawing lessons and beyond. Give the gift of creative expression this holiday season with a…

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Hispanic and Black Philadelphians prioritize reducing the city’s wage tax. Philly has one of the highest in the nation

April 14, 2023

ABOVE PHOTO: Philadelphia City Hall (Photo: AL DÍA Archives) The data comes from the recently released report: “What Philly Wants: The Every Voice, Every Vote Survey of Philadelphia Voters.” By Nigel Thompson AL DÍA Note: This story originally appeared in the March 22, 2023 edition of AL DÍA Last Tuesday, March 14, the Lenfest Institute dropped…

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Money with attitude

April 14, 2023

ABOVE PHOTO: Maria Quiñones-Sánchez  (Photo/Quiñones-Sánchez campaign website) Because she didn’t see a way she could continue to compete on a financial level, former Councilmember Maria Quinones Sanchez has suspended her campaign for Mayor of Philadelphia. By Denise Clay-Murray When she resigned from Philadelphia City Council last year to make a run at the Democratic nomination for…

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At a glance: The three hush money cases in Trump indictment

April 10, 2023

ABOVE PHOTO: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference after the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) By The Associated Press The criminal charges that Donald Trump is now facing in New York stem from three separate instances in which the…

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Book review“Black Candle Women” by Diane Marie Brown, a family story

March 17, 2023

By Constance Garcia-Barrio When several generations of women from the same family reside under one roof, it can force old secrets to surface. The women in “Black Candle Women,” a just-published novel by Diane Marie Brown, find themselves in that predicament. The Montrose women, New Orleans transplants to southern California, include: 40-ish Victoria, a therapist…

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