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February 07, 2022 Some Philly neighborhoods bear an undue burden of environmental hazards; a new effort aims to change that A junkyard fire in Southwest Philadelphia last year – and the PES ...
Addressing “enrollment trends that have created financial and operational inefficiencies” at Philly schools is imperative, ...
Southwest Philadelphia Neighborhood Shaken After Early Morning Shooting Hospitalizes 33-Year-Old Mother. ... For a list of gun violence resources in Philadelphia, click here.
SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Residents along one Southwest Philadelphia street say their neighborhood is crumbling around them and it's just a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt. ...
A neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia is getting over $1.3 million in federal funding for temporary barriers to protect residents from flooding.
What we know. Almost a week after a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed in a Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood, Council President Kenyatta Johnson hosted a peace-not-guns public safety walk.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A 12-inch water main break flooded part of a Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood Friday. The pipe burst, near the intersection of 61st Street and Lindbergh Avenue after 1 ...
Two boys were injured, a 2-year-old and a 13-year-old, said police, who added that the shooting took place in the Kingsessing neighborhood in southwest Philadelphia. Police later announced that a ...
Students from Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School prepare to begin the Southwest Pride Day parade from 72nd Street and Woodland Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. (Annie Risemberg for NewsWorks ...
For decades, Southwest Center City was the cultural and economic center of Philadelphia’s African American community. At the neighborhood’s peak, nearly 30,000 people lived in its rowhomes, including ...