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First Fridays on Percy Street will bring 40-plus vendors, food and music to South...

Percy Street's colorful "Electric Street" will host a new monthly arts event this summer. First Fridays on Percy Street debuts Friday, June 5, from 4-8 p.m. on the 1300 block of South Percy Street in Passyunk Square. The series continues July 3. Attendees can browse handmade goods, artwork, jewelry and...
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Blustery Blast Slams Philly As Bay Boaters Get Benched

Philadelphia is waking up to mostly clear skies and cool northwest breezes this Saturday, with temperatures stuck in the upper 50s to around 60°F. The calm start will not last long. As the morning rolls on, expect winds to kick up enough to rattle patio furniture and turn riverfront strolls into a bit of a fight agains
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Philadelphia Prosecutors Secure Sentences in Three Illegal Reentry Cases

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia secured convictions and prison sentences this month for three foreign nationals who had previously been deported from the United States and later returned illegally, with each defendant now facing removal following completion of their sentences. The cases highlight
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Car crashes into convenience store in Southwest Philly on Saturday night

NBC10 was on the scene to find that a car had crashed into the exterior of Grays Supermarket in Philadelphia's Elmwood Park neighborhood on Saturday night. The crash was called in just before 9 p.m. and police were still on the scene as of around 10 p.m. The convenience store...
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Motorcyclist killed in crash at Frankford Avenue and Benner Street in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - A 59-year-old motorcyclist died Friday evening after a crash involving a Subaru on Frankford Avenue, according to Philadelphia police. The crash happened Friday, May 29, at Frankford Avenue and Benner Street. Police said a gray Subaru Forester was traveling south on Frankford Avenue and made a U-turn. A.
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Man arrested after woman is stabbed in Germantown

This happened in the unit block of Manheim Street in Philadelphia's Germantown section just after midnight
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2 Philadelphia shootings minutes apart leave two men injured

Two men were left critically injured Friday night in two separate shootings just minutes apart across Philadelphia, police say.
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Motorcyclist dies after crash in Northeast Philly, police say

A 59-year-old man riding a motorcycle died after colliding with a car making a U-turn in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday, May 29, police said. The crash occurred at around 5:50 p.m. at the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Benner Street, police said, after a gray Subaru Forrester traveling southbound on Frankford A
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South Carolina’s Dawn Staley rewrote ABFF moment

The American Black Film Festival hosted a moment that transcended typical panel conversation. South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley arrived on stage not seeking permission to occupy the space, but already at home within it. The session, titled Built First: How Legacy Is Created, was presented by Ally Financial and drew
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Meet the West Philly Native and Founder of Atlanta-Based Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks

Derrick Hayes, the West Philadelphia native and founder of Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks has been a serial entrepreneur even as a child, so his success on the multimillion-dollar chain is not much of a shock, writes Emma Burleigh for Fortune. As a kid growing up in Philadelphia, Hayes sold bean...

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