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Community members listening to mayor at a town hall meeting. One community member holds a sign opposing an arena being built in Chinatown
Kensington Voice

Opponents tell Mayor Parker 76ers arena will destabilize Chinatown like Kensington: “I’ve seen it in my community”

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
Technically Media

It’s official: Pennsylvania had another safe and accurate election. Here’s how we know.

Dice rolls and hand recounts help commonwealth officials confirm the accuracy of vote counts to certify the results. Read more. Photo by Danya...
Woman addressing Chief Public Safety Director at a community meeting
Kensington Voice

As Kensington narcotics arrests increase, residents wonder “who the hell is engaging them?”

As city officials announced Thursday that narcotics arrests in Kensington have more than doubled since March, residents at a Harrowgate community...
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
Movita Johnson-Harrell sitting in a chair in a white room with decorative flags above her
The Trace

The Intergenerational Fallout of Gun Violence

In Philadelphia, gunfire has taken grandfathers, brothers, cousins, and children. The losses reflect the institutional racism at the root of America’s...