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Temple University Hospital’s trauma outreach coordinator Scott Charles wants to do everything for young gunshot victims. Keeping them from returning to the emergency room is a good start.
by Kia Gregory
In Scott Charles’ job there is a pivotal moment he calls the window of opportunity. Light filters through the moment someone fires a gun and the bullet pushes through its… » more
features
West Philadelphia, born and raised.
by Craig D. Lindsey
Jeffrey Townes, better known as DJ Jazzy Jeff, is in the most peppy of moods. He may be known by many as the guy in DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince who’s not Will Smith, but he’s not complaining. In fact, on his latest album The Return of the Magnificent, he jokes about it. A few songs on Return are connected by skits which… » more
 
The police union and Commissioner Johnson disagree about who should attend strategy sessions.
by Steve Volk
In less than a decade CompStat became as central to policing in America as handcuffs and pepper spray. Widely credited with reducing crime in New York, the method of breaking down crime statistics on a block-by-block basis started in the mid-’90s and was imported to Philly by former police commissioner John Timoney. The weekly sessions bring… » more
 
A South Kensington mosque weathers one member’s connection to the planned terror attack at Fort Dix.
by G.W. Miller III
For video coverage of this story, click here.   When the noon prayer period ends at the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society, the area erupts with life. Children laugh and yell and play basketball adjacent to the main building. Women dressed in blue-, black-, maroon- and olive-colored hijabs—full Muslim dress—kiss each other on the cheek—right,… » more
      news & opinion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blog Wild
Can the country's best online mental health journalist make a go of it in our new media landscape?
      a & e
 
Art — Insider Art
Pepón Osorio’s work is interventionist and activist.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
On The Radar — Skulls out 4-Eva
Lord save us from the smothermommies.
 
      music
 
 
Power of Soul — Blue-Collar Smirker
These Brits won’t quit.
 
Two New Releases at a Glance. Literally. — Unwrapped
Judging Two New CDs By Their Covers.
 
What's Up With
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      food
 
Lush Life — Pint of No Return
Got peanut butter, wild bacteria or triple hops in your beer?
 
 
Restaurant Review — Give Pizza a Chance
Is Tacconelli’s worth the wait?
      screen
 
Eye Candy
Three Sweet Picks To Get You Through The Week.
 
 
 
 
Review — Parents Trapped
Knocked Up finds humor beyond male nipples.
 
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