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The clinical waiting area where pa can receive harm reduction and recovery services at Prevention Point on Sept. 25, 2024.
Following multiple public discussions about the future of Prevention Point’s medical services, the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) on...
Community members listening to mayor at a town hall meeting. One community member holds a sign opposing an arena being built in Chinatown
Mayor Cherelle Parker defended the proposed 76ers arena at a Kensington town hall last week, where she faced concerns over displacement, the project’s...
A Philadelphia poll worker keeps a manual record of voters as a backup to the county's electronic poll books
Dice rolls and hand recounts help commonwealth officials confirm the accuracy of vote counts to certify the results. Read more. Photo by Danya...
Portrait of Donnel Drinks
The Trace

Life in Poverty, Punctuated by Gun Violence

Philadelphia’s status as the nation’s poorest big city is a major cause of its gunfire. Read more. Photo by Caroline Gutman for The Trace
Woman addressing Chief Public Safety Director at a community meeting
As city officials announced Thursday that narcotics arrests in Kensington have more than doubled since March, residents at a Harrowgate community...