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Several hundred students will be forced to find a new school unless the Philadelphia School Reform Commission (SRC) reverses its decision denying the Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School its request for permanent K-12 status.

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The lower Schuylkill River has a few surprises under its tidal surface. Best known for its river boat and kayak tours, and a host of seasonal regattas, the Schuylkill is home to more than 40 fish species including catfish, carp and perch—all ready to go hook, line and sinker.

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Headlined as “A Celebration of Love Uniting,” the wedding of Cherelle Lesley Parker and Benjamin Perry Mullins, Jr. was the showcase event of the 2010 social calendar.

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Former prisoners LuQman Abdullah and Nathaniel Lee testified last week at a Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee Hearing about abusive conditions inside solitary confinement units (also known as the “hole”) in PA’s state prisons.

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Last week, Mayor Michael A. Nutter congratulated seven interns who are working at Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) during a six-week, employer-paid internship through the WorkReady Philadelphia summer program. The high school interns are acquiring professional experience in various PGW departments…

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Philadelphia Black Alliance for Educational Options will kick off a new campaign on August 21 to empower parents/caregivers of Black boys about quality educational options to help them graduate from high school. The campaign will take place Saturday, August 21

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The campaign focuses on informing parents and caregivers of children about the perils of leaving children alone at home, as well as providing life-saving information to make their children “fire-safe.”

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In an era when many Americans eat too many processed foods, the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Food For Life Program is making it easier for housing residents to obtain fresh produce – a key component for a healthy diet.

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Governor Ed Rendell, Mayor Michael Nutter, Congressman Joe Sestak, former Mayor John Street , Rep. Louise Williams Bishop, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato and many other political, labor and civic leaders attended a retirement dinner for long time labor leader Samuel Staten, Sr. at…

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Renowned music mogul Andre Harrell believes there is something missing in the music you listen to on the radio nowadays. Harrell believes that rhythm and blues music has somehow lost its way.

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