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Special Report: In Philadelphia's beleaguered Kensington, City Hall sees progress; some residents still see despair #Kensington #Philadelphia #PublicHealth #OpioidCrisis @PhillyMayor @NKCDC phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Special Report: In Philadelphia's beleaguered Kensington, City Hall sees progress; some residents...

This installment is one in a series of reports on the travails of Philadelphia’s Kensington community.

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Drexel’s $80 million ultimatum exposed during contentious Council hearing over academy closure #SaveTheAcademy #KeepItOpen #PhillyCulture @DrexelKlineLaw @PHLCouncil phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Drexel’s $80 million ultimatum exposed during contentious Council hearing over academy closure

Neon signs reading “Keep it Open” and “Save Our ANSP” filled the Philadelphia City Council chambers Monday, as a standing-room-only crowd demanded the return of the Academy of Natural Sciences’

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Thomas Jefferson University specialists earn federal recognition for sickle cell care in Philadelphia #SickleCellDisease #BlackHealth #HealthEquity @JeffersonHealth @SCDAAORG @CDCgov phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Thomas Jefferson University specialists earn federal recognition for sickle cell care in Philadel...

Roxanne Nelson-Moore knows the difference a few hours can make.

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Philadelphia elementary school students thank Eagles QB Jalen Hurts for a cool gift #FlyEaglesFly #GetWellJalen #PhiladelphiaSchools @Eagles @JalenHurts @PHLschools phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Philadelphia elementary school students thank Eagles QB Jalen Hurts for a cool gift

Jalen Hurts was on the hearts and minds of students at Clara Barton Elementary School in Feltonville on Monday as they created get well cards and posters to encourage their

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State funding restores prison bus service connecting families across Pennsylvania #PrisonReform #FamilyConnections #PAFamilies @prisonsociety @RepAndreCarrol @RepJordanHarris @AndreDCarroll phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

State funding restores prison bus service connecting families across Pennsylvania

For years, a bus ride was one of the few ways Pennsylvania families could maintain face-to-face connections with loved ones incarcerated hundreds of miles from home.

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Young entrepreneur builds pizza brand, legacy and community in Fishtown #PhillyEats #FishtownPHL @visitphilly @TheFillmorePub phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Young entrepreneur builds pizza brand, legacy and community in Fishtown

When Anya’e Wilson-Worley looks around In Crust We Trust, the Fishtown pizza shop she opened this summer, she sees more than customers ordering slices. She sees the beginning of a

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Seven days to the midterms. What’s at stake in Pennsylvania. #PAVotes #SEPTA #Election2026 @GovernorShapiro @SEPTAPHILLY @PhillyVotes phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Seven days to the midterms. What’s at stake in Pennsylvania.

More than candidates will be on the ballot one week from today when voters head to the polls for the Nov. 3 midterms. Depending on who’s elected, thousands of residents

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Linn Washington Jr.: Beware of schemes that strangle Black voting rights #OVCatto #VotingRights #BlackHistory @OVCatto @PHLHistory @PhilaMOCA phillytrib.com/commentary/li…

Linn Washington Jr.: Beware of schemes that strangle Black voting rights

On the damp, unseasonably cool Tuesday of Oct. 10, 1871, civil rights activist Octavius V. Catto met with Philadelphia’s mayor urgently requesting action against white bigots then violently blocking...

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Mayor Parker expands free Pre-K, boosts provider funding for Philadelphia’s youngest #PHLPreK #EarlyChildhoodEducation #PhiladelphiaKids @PhillyMayor @PHLCouncil @PHLfamilies phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Mayor Parker expands free Pre-K, boosts provider funding for Philadelphia’s youngest

Mayor Cherelle Parker announced this week that Philadelphia’s youngest students are receiving 100 additional free preschool seats; their teachers are getting a new recruitment pipeline; and the...

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Philadelphia students rally at City Hall to promote youth voting participation #GiveUsABallot #YouthVote #PhillyStudents @PAYouthVote @PHLschools @PhillyVotes phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Philadelphia students rally at City Hall to promote youth voting participation

For Charlotte Richardson-Peay, the fight is personal.

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Sunday's front page #Kensington #Philadelphia #PublicHealth #OpioidCrisis #cellphoneban #youthvote @PhillyMayor @NKCDC
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Friday's front page. #ImmigrantJustice #RightToCounsel @PhillyDefenders #BreastCancerAwareness #PraiseIsTheCure #BlackWomensHealth @SusanGKomen @dstinc1913 @SBCAbington @HIASPA
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VIDEO --- Fly Eagles Fly: Tailgating the Philadelphia Way youtu.be/oN_UHIWCAmk?si=FMLb… via @YouTube

Fly Eagles Fly: Tailgating the Philadelphia Way

Experience the passion of Philadelphia Eagles fans as they gear up ...

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Biking group empowers Black women to form connections, improve health outcomes and find community #BlackGirlJoyRide #BlackWomensHealth #BikePHL @RideIndego @PENNVEST_PAEC @CircuitTrails phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Biking group empowers Black women to form connections, improve health outcomes and find community.

On weekends, a group of more than two dozen Black women can sometimes be spotted pedaling through Philadelphia, riding together through Fairmount Park and other iconic parts of the city.

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Defenders' Association of Philadelphia struggling to keep up with immigrant caseload #ImmigrantJustice #RightToCounsel #Philadelphia @PhillyDefenders @HIASPA phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Defenders' Association of Philadelphia struggling to keep up with immigrant caseload

Taking on immigration cases has dramatically expanded the workload of the Defender Association of Philadelphia, leaving an office traditionally focused on criminal defense struggling to meet demand...

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Community carries forward Anita Conner and Kerri Conner Matchett’s breast cancer mission #BreastCancerAwareness #PraiseIsTheCure #BlackWomensHealth @SusanGKomen @dstinc1913 @SBCAbington phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Community carries forward Anita Conner and Kerri Conner Matchett’s breast cancer mission

When Robin Shine-Maddox was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018, she found herself surrounded by what she calls a village.

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The art of tailgating: Eagles fans on food, family and those hated Dallas Cowboys #FlyEaglesFly📷 #EaglesTailgate #PhillyFaithful @Eagles @LincolnFncl @PHLEvents phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

The art of tailgating: Eagles fans on food, family and those hated Dallas Cowboys

Long before Lincoln Financial Field is crammed with 70,000 fervent Eagles fans and millions more tuning in via television or other devices, Timothy Chandler pulls his pickup truck into a

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From 2018–2022, Kensington accounted for 1/8 of Philly’s fatal overdoses, 1/3 of its unhoused population, & for highest drug crime density. This Sunday, The Philadelphia Tribune looks at past city response, resident experiences, & what's next for the community. Subscribe today!
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Jalen Hurts isn't the first NFLer with blood clots. But here's what makes his diagnosis different, according to doctors #JalenHurts #FlyEaglesFly #BloodClots @JalenHurts @Eagles @TempleHealth phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Jalen Hurts isn't the first NFLer with blood clots. But here's what makes his diagnosis different,...

Jalen Hurts may be physically capable of playing football, but Philadelphia doctors said the treatment for blood clots that traveled from his leg to his lungs will keep the Eagles

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Family demands justice as attorney Ben Crump sues Penn over fatal tasing of Ronald Harmon #RonaldHarmon #PoliceAccountability #CivilRights @AttorneyCrump @Penn @PhilaNAACP phillytrib.com/news/local_ne…

Family demands justice as attorney Ben Crump sues Penn over fatal tasing of Ronald Harmon

Philadelphia attorney Gregg Zeff has filed a federal lawsuit accusing University of Pennsylvania police of violating their own rules and using deadly force against an unarmed man suspected of a

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