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On Saturday, May 5th, Dignity Housing will host their “Cheers to Thirty Years” gala at the Regal Ballroom, 5411 Oxford Ave. This year’s gala will commemorate the organization’s 30 years of working to alleviate homelessness and poverty. As part of the event, the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will be honored with the organization’s “Champion…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rashon Nelson, left, and Donte Robinson, right, both 23, sit on their attorney’s sofa as they pose for a portrait following an interview with the Associated Press Wednesday April 18, 2018 in Philadelphia. Their arrests at a local Starbucks quickly became a viral video and galvanized people around the country who saw the…

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Temporary, overnight closures and detours expected Streets Commissioner Carlton Williams announced that the notice to proceed has been issued to A.P. Construction, Inc. for the Lincoln Drive Restoration Project.  Work for this project commenced on Monday, April 30, 2018 . The Lincoln Drive Restoration Project includes various improvements to Lincoln Drive between Ridge Avenue and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  The mural “Watershed” by Paul Santoleri at the Roxborough Pocket Park.   Earth Day weekend had special significance in Roxborough this year  as the community welcomed the long-awaited Roxborough Pocket Park on Ridge Avenue between Krams and Leverington Avenues. The day of festivities, part of the Roxborough Development Corporation’s “Art is Life” event,…

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Harrisburg –  Horrific school shootings have prompted calls for banning assault weapons, posting armed guards in school buildings and other school safety upgrades. Two Philadelphia senators say we can do more.    Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Sen. Larry Farnese (D-Philadelphia) are introducing legislation (Senate Bill 1158) that would create the Pennsylvania Center for…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Students having a ball at College Signing Day.  (Photo: Leona Dixon)   On Wednesday, former First Lady Michelle Obama brought a star-studded cast to Temple University’s Liacouras Center to honor Philadelphia’s college-bound high school seniors.   By Denise Clay As she sat in a chair at the Liacouras Center on Temple University’s main campus…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Representatives from Preferred Meals, City Year, Philabundance and others who pitched in for the success of this worthwhile cause. (Photo courtesy: Philabundance/ Preferred Meals) Philabundance, City Year and Preferred Meals joined forces to distribute food to schoolchildren through a backpack program Food insecurity is one of the top issues facing humankind worldwide. According…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sheriff Jewell Williams testifies before City Council on his budget.  (Photo Credit:  Willard Rozier) $250 million in delinquent taxes have been returned between 2013 and 2017 On Wednesday, Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams testified before Philadelphia City Council’s Budget committee, telling council members that the Sheriff’s Office collected and returned $61.3 million dollars in…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Actress Cicely Tyson regales the audience at special screening of Sounder. (Photo courtesy: Germaine Edwards, PhD.)   By Germaine Edwards, Ph.D. HOLLYWOOD, CA–Turner Classic Movies (TCM) celebrated the legendary Oscar-nominated actress Cicely L. Tyson during the 2018 TCM Film Festival in Hollywood last weekend. The 93-years “young” Tyson was honored with a hand and…

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The city’s minority and multicultural publications, including PGN, united this week in calling for the Philadelphia Inquirer to have sensitivity training for their staff. The mobilization was prompted by an Inquirer article that questioned a policy by the Sheriff’s Office to place ads in independent news outlets similar to the ones the Inquirer has been…

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