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In response to the city's rising
murder rate, a new gun court aims to reduce
the number of firearms on the street. by Kia Gregory
In Courtroom 701 of the Criminal Justice Center, home to the city's
newly touted gun court, assistant district attorneys Ray Driscoll and Andrew Jenemann-clean-cut
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Black Men at Penn envision a facility geared toward the study
of racism. by Kia Gregory
At the University of Pennsylvania the Black Men at Penn make up
a tiny minority of the student body, but the small group has launched a bold new
initiative to end what it says is the one constant in their lives: American racism.
The Black Men at Penn School of Social Work Inc.-comprised
mostly of Penn social work students and alumni-recently… » more |
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Knight Ridder's cost-cutting strategies hurt both the Daily
News and the city's poorer neighborhoods. by Steve Volk
"I think they want the Daily News gone," says
John Laigaie, president of Teamsters Local 628. "Just look at what they've
done."
Laigaie's union represents delivery and building service
employees at Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. (PNI), the Knight Ridder (KR) unit that
publishes the Inquirer and the Daily News.
Laigaie has led negotiations… » more |
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Center City residents wonder why the Tribune gets an entire
block of on-street parking. by Gwen Shaffer
About 70 percent of Center City office workers commute downtown
via public transit. And considering that parking in a private garage or lot averages
$12 per day, it's no wonder most people avoid driving.
But 20 or so lucky employees of The Philadelphia Tribune-a
storied African-American newspaper located at 16th and Naudain streets-have
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Art — "Babel" Rouser
In his fifth installation at Spector, Jim Houser uses language
to anchor his artwork.
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