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Mayor Parker just sent Council bills to make it easier to build homes in Philadelphia
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration on Thursday sent City Council five bills critical to her signature housing ...
Judge almost shuts down the city’s Kensington wellness court over mounting frustration with Parker administration, sources say
Wellness court is on pause amid a months-long frustration between the courts and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker's team over how the ...
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Philly City Council hears from education advocates, who say Mayor Parker’s budget doesn’t go far enough
Community members testified about staff shortages and advocated for support for unhoused and immigrant students.
Philadelphia's Center City rebounds from pandemic with record jobs despite safety challenges, report finds
More jobs are located in Center City, Philadelphia, than at any point in the last 45 years, according to the annual State of ...
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‘This is so surreal’: Rehabbed apartments in Kensington provide fresh start for formerly homeless families
Philadelphia’s Kings Highway Apartments comprises 27 buildings along Frankford Avenue. Odin Properties bought and renovated them last year.
Queen Elizabeth II gave Philly the Bicentennial Bell in 1976. Her son Prince Edward just rededicated it.
Queen Elizabeth II recognized the Bicentennial by gifting the United States a bell forged at the same foundry as the Liberty ...
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Amid budget concerns, Councilman advocates for SEPTA's low-income riders
Philadelphia City Council Minority Whip Nicolas O'Rourke, WFP-At Large, introduced a package of bills last Thursday for a ...
Parker County triple homicide suspects killed over drugs and money, sheriff says
The Parker County Sheriff's Office released new details Thursday about a triple murder in the county last week. Sheriff Russ ...
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Philly councilmember given support during emotional debate on mobile services
Councilmember Quetcy Lozada, D — 7th District, encouraged her colleagues Thursday to support new amendments to legislation to regulate mobile service providers in Kensington.