A young man detectives identified as the “known leader” of the 27th and Dickinson Street gang has been taken into custody and charged with two shootings that occurred last year.
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Within a mile of the neighborhood known as Whitman there are four strip clubs: Crazy Horse Too in the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, Cheerleaders at 2740 S. Front St. and Show & Tell Adult Center and Club Risqu�, both on Delaware Avenue near Snyder Avenue.
The city filed a brief last Friday opposing Foxwoods Philadelphia’s lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to compel the issuance of construction permits to get things rolling at Columbus Boulevard and Reed Street. The Connecticut-based casino group’s suit also claims the city…
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The political debates on television are endless. There is debate about a bull or bear market and then there is the debate about the question of the day: Are we heading into a recession?
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You would think Miley Cyrus committed a capital crime considering the amount of criticism laid on Disney’s latest cash cow when it was revealed she employs a double while changing her on-stage wardrobe.
Rogers “The Tiger” Mtagwa will make the first defense of his North American Boxing Federation featherweight crown when he faces Roger Gonzalez March 7 at the New Alhambra, Swanson and Ritner streets. The scheduled 12-rounder will be the main event and Univision/Telefutura will televise…
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Seeing “Rambo” for a piercing sociopolitical commentary about the current conflict in Burma is a little like going to McDonald’s for a good vegetarian meal; It’ll be sorely disappointing.
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For those of you wondering what all the commotion was at 30th Street Station Wednesday afternoon, it was a kickoff to hype the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Gymnastics taking place at the Wachovia Center June 19 to 22. Mayor Michael Nutter welcomed USA…
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Many organizations hold parties marking the opening of a new building. Last Friday, the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) held a historic one at its month-old office building at Greater Grays Ferry Estates, 1800 S. 32nd St., when Executive Director Carl Greene sat down…