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Why Crime in Philadelphia Is Plummeting

I spend a fair amount of time talking to people who live in the suburbs. One of the things they’ve told me over the last […]

By Allan Domb
The scene on South Street in Philadelphia after a mass shooting in 2022, back when the Philadelphia homicide rate was soaring
City Life

Philadelphia’s Homicide Rate Has Gone Down Even Further

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By Victor Fiorillo
Philadelphia police officers arrest someone during a May crackdown in Kensington.
City Life

Mayor Parker’s Kensington Crackdown Intensifies in Philadelphia

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By Victor Fiorillo
George Santos expects to spend much of his summer vacation in the Poconos
City Life

George Santos Is Invading the Poconos This Summer

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By Victor Fiorillo
Josh Kruger and his killer, Robert Davis
City Life

Josh Kruger’s Killer Sentenced

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By Victor Fiorillo
A scene from a Philadelphia block party in 2007, back in the days when it was much easier to get your Philadelphia block party application approved (photo via Flickr/Creative Commons)
City Life

Philadelphia Block Parties Have Been in Mad Decline

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By Victor Fiorillo
Donald Trump with Pennsylvania mom Clarice Schillinger, who just received her sentence for providing alcohol to her underage daughter and the daughter's underage friends at a drunken party (photo via Clarice Schillinger for PA campaign page)
City Life

Let This Scandalous Mom Be a Reminder to Not Get Kids Drunk

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By Victor Fiorillo
The Lululemon store on Walnut Street in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia
City Life

Philly Police Pull a Strange Move After Rittenhouse Lululemon Theft

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By Victor Fiorillo
an abandoned carnival ride
City Life

Is This the Death of the Carnival?

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By Victor Fiorillo
City Life

Crime in Philly Is Falling (Spread the Word)

When I talk to people about what’s happening in Philadelphia these days, the most frequent comments I hear are about crime. My neighborhood doesn’t feel […]

By Allan Domb
Kevin Boyle, who just saw an arrest warrant that was in his name withdrawn
City Life

So Much for That Kevin Boyle Arrest Warrant

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By Victor Fiorillo
City Life

Philadelphia’s Unemployment Rate Drops to Lowest in 30 Years

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By Victor Fiorillo
Mickey Mouse at Disney World, which is just down the road from Comcast's Universal Studios
City Life

Disney World Has a Major Comcast Problem

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By Victor Fiorillo
Phone scam image via Getty Images
City Life

When That Phone Call From Your Kid Actually Isn’t

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By Victor Fiorillo
City Life

Shootings in Philadelphia Have Plummeted to Pre-Pandemic Levels

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By Victor Fiorillo