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Another May Sweep has come and gone, and the story remains the same – Action News is the undisputed local news leader. Action News has the most viewers, and won every time period in the coveted “May book”.

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It is both a privilege and an honor to join this chorus of exultation in support of the renaming the Criminal Justice Center for the late Justice Juanita Kidd Stout. I knew Judge Stout as a young journalist when I was assigned to report on City Hall. And, during those years…

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Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced the launch of the Fun Safe Philly Summer campaign, a summer-long effort to involve and engage Philadelphia youth in structured programming, drop-in activities and the Summer Meals Program.

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The term “Philadelphia Lawyer”, used to describe the hard-charging, aggressive attorneys that populate the city’s law firms, is one that legal practitioners around the country respect and in many cases aspire to.

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For many of us, the choice of what we’re going to do once we’re grown up is one that’s made after a lifetime of searching for a place to fit in. But for Danielle Dawkins, that decision was made as a 5-year-old, running around in the McDonalds restaurant that her parents, John III and Barbara Dawkins, owned…

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State Rep. Cherelle L. Parker, D-Phila., announced she will sponsor a legal workshop, “Your Right to Know,” on Saturday, June 2 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Finley Recreation Center, 7701 Mansfield Ave.

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Dr. Albert Barnes wanted the poor and working class, regardless of race, to appreciate the beauty of artists like Henri Matisse, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Pablo Picasso. To make sure this happened, Barnes would often put his money where his mouth was…literally.

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On Tuesday, May 15, Mothers in Charge, an organization made up of the mothers of murdered children dedicated to bringing peace to Philadelphia’s streets, held its Ninth Annual Mothers Still Standing event.

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There is nothing like going into a theatre and seeing parts of your life played out on the screen in front of you. I recently had this experience at a pre screening of a film called Changing The Game. The film, set in the 80’s, was shot entirely in Philadelphia.

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Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Council President Darrell Clarke announced recently the appointees to the Jobs Commission, which is tasked with determining how the City and its partners can create and preserve private sector jobs in Philadelphia.

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