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Flyers Lose Classic in Dramatic Fashion

Flyers Drop Classic to Rangers in Dramatic Fashion. Somehow, the most publicized regular season hockey game of the year managed to live up to all […]

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Mayor Nutter Says Violence and Education Problems Hold Philly Back

Today Michael Nutter was sworn in to begin his second term as mayor of Philadelphia. Mayor Nutter delivered a speech as a part of the […]

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How Philly Spent Your Tax Money

Philly.com has published an online editorial detailing how Philadelphia’s tax dollars were spent in 2011. The good, the bad and the ugly are all pretty […]

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Mom Shoots, Kills Son’s Attacker

Gun Toting Mom Kills Attacker. A 19-year-old pistol whipped a young man and shot him in the leg inside an apartment building stairwell last night. […]

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Philadelphia School District Mailed Layoff Notices Yesterday

The city’s school district is going to lay off 141 employees on the support staff. Nurses, library assistants, and other non-teaching employees will be looking […]

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Gunman at Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences?

The Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences was on lockdown earlier today after police received a report that students say they saw an armed man […]

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Boy Locked in School Stairwell for 9 Hours

A 13-year-old was reported missing by his mother yesterday afternoon when he was trapped in a stairwell at Roosevelt Middle School. After multiple searches, the […]

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Aide Worked on Secret Projects for Ackerman, Expects to Be Fired

Christopher Akers—a Philadelphia School District aide—expects to be fired for work he completed while Arlene Ackerman was the district superintendent. Akers created an iPhone game […]

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Virginia Tech Shooting Looks Like Murder-Suicide

Yesterday’s Virginia Tech Shooting Looks Like Murder-Suicide. Evidence indicates that yesterday’s shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech occurred when a gunman shot and killed […]

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Girl Doles Out Ambien To Elementary School Classmates

A number of children were taken from Kensington’s H. A. Brown Elementary School to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children after they said they felt ill. […]

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Arlene Ackerman Says She’s Writing a Book

Arlene Ackerman’s Public Response. Queen Arlene agreed to an exclusive interview with NBC10’s Lu Ann Cahn in an effort to defend her unemployment claim. She […]

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Eagles Lose, Fall to 4-8

The Eagles Lost Last Night. Everyone act surprised. The Eagles lost to the Seahawks 31-14 in this week’s installment of Thursday Night Football. Vince Young […]

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Arlene Ackerman Has Filed for Unemployment

Yes, really. Ackerman was given $905,000 on a silver platter before being chased from the Philadelphia School District by parents and citizens wielding torches and […]

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City Won’t Force Occupy Philly to Move

Mayor Nutter Won’t Force Occupiers to Move. Mayor Nutter—in the midst of a permit approval process with Occupy Philly—has announced that the city will not […]

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How to Improve Education for Young Black Philadelphians

Are Philadelphia’s black children stupid? Why is it that they consistently lag behind all other kids in school? How is it that while 85 percent […]