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ABOVE PHOTO:shutterstock One of Pennsylvania’s first charter schools and the state of Pennsylvania’s first and only African-centered Charter School, Harambee Institute of Science & Technology Charter School (K-8); 640 North 66th Street, Philadelphia, PA will host an open house on Saturday, January 21, 2017 @ 11:AM for parents, students, potential parents/families and the community with…

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“Kevin Peterson, the Singing Painter and my painter for many years, stopped by our offices this week to give us an estimate for additional painting and repair work in our building.  We have been treated well, fairly and professionally by him and his team. For us, they have done great jobs.  Need a painter?  Call…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit and their vest recipients; (l-r)–Sergeant William O’Leary-K-9 Blair, DSO Barry Johnson-K-9 Carter, DSO Andrew Ortiz-K-9 Jimmy.  (Photo courtesy: Sheriff’s Office of Philadelphia) Thanks to an anonymous donor and a non-profit organization called Vested Interest in K-9s, Inc., the four-legged members of the sheriff’s K-9 Unit—Blair, Jimmy and Carter—will be…

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Millennial-targeted evening programming rounds out 2017 schedule WURD Radio, owner and operator of 900AM-WURD, Pennsylvania’s only Black talk radio station, today announced a new weekday evening lineup for 2017. The most notable update is the launch of The Lounge (7 p.m. – 10 p.m. weeknights), a daily wrap-up formatted program tailored primarily to millennials, treating…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  (Photo: Rejean Wilson) Over 10,000 families have witnessed the power of art through the original works of Philadelphia native John W. Graves III “Black Kid Joy,” a holiday musical that sold out it’s opening weekend at the Arts Bank, will be back for an encore next weekend. At the theater on the campus of…

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As WHYY’s new Vice President for News and Civic Engagement, Sandra Clark hopes to get public media more connected to the public itself.   By Denise Clay When you mention WHYY to most people, the first picture that forms in their head is that of Big Bird, the iconic character from “Sesame Street”. Sandra Clark,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Maurice Green  (Philadelphia Police Dept photo) associated press PHILADELPHIA- Police are charging a man with killing a grocery store owner on Christmas Eve in Philadelphia, who said he thought the woman’s grandson had been involved in the theft of an expensive jewelry chain. Last Thursday, Philadelphia Police said they’d filed homicide and other…

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For high end one of a kind, top quality shoes, check out Blue Sole Shoes on 1805 Chestnut Street in Center City. Gary Shepherd is pictured here with the owner Steve Jamison.  To support other Black-owned businesses, visit www.buyblackapp.net.  Gary Shepherd is President/CEO of 3rd Floor Media, A Division of Gary Shepherd Enterprises LLC

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Melrose Diner Where do you go to get the aftertaste of 2016 out of your mouth? By Denise Clay Let’s face it, for all intents and purposes, 2016 was a crap sandwich with cheese and extra crap on the side. Because of this, I intend to usher it out with as many cocktails…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  KIPP Parkside Charter School The School Reform Commission (SRC), through the Charter Schools Office (CSO) of The School District of Philadelphia, today released the schedule for the second set of new charter application hearings. Initial hearings for the new charter applications received by the statutory deadline of November 15, 2016 were held in…

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