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When people ask Ann Butchart, a newly retired judge of Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas, how many same-sex weddings she’s officiated, she always...
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His career spans from founding the newspaper “La Actualidad” and serving as president of “El Concilio” to revitalizing “El Centro de Oro”, work that...
Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington, right, gives his State of Schools address on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 at Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia will open two new schools as part of the new North Philadelphia Promise Zone, which is meant to boost student achievement and provide...
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When Philadelphia filed a lawsuit in September 2025 alleging two prominent companies were engaged in a “coordinated campaign of deception” regarding...
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Grid Magazine

West Philly nonprofit combats recidivism rates with literature

Incarcerated individuals often have little to read, and the range of books provided to them tends to be narrow, due to under-funded prison libraries...