The Phlog: Snogging, On Ice!
Jessica Worley, 20, and Stephen Beers, 22 smooch while skating at the Blue Cross RiverRink at Penn's Landing (photo: Matt Petrillo).
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The Phlog: Happy Belated Birthday, Ben!
Brothers Dax, 5, Xander, 7, and Dimitri, 7, look in amazement at the Franklin Institute’s light and sound show. Ben Franklin, shown in the statue, is regarded as one of America’s Founding Fathers and would have turned 305 years old on Monday (photo: Matt Petrillo).
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The Phlog: Let Freedom Ring
The annual tapping of the Liberty Bell attracted Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights Russlyn Ali and President and CEO of AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan Michael Rashid. Rashid was arrested decades ago along with Martin Luther King after a civil protest (photo: Matt Petrillo).
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The Phlog: Sleeping Under SEPTA’s Roof
A man sleeps under Walnut and Locust Streets near a subway stop as the temperature outside dips below freezing to 20 degrees (Photo: Matt Petrillo).
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The Phlog: SEPTA Arrives
A woman boards a SEPTA bus after waiting in below-freezing weather at 15th St. and John F. Kennedy Blvd.
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The Phlog: It’s Smooth Sledding Down Art Museum Steps
Students Christina Gummere (front), 13, and Margaret Hemphill, 13, took advantage of their snow day at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (photo: Matt Petrillo).
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The Phlog: 5-Alarm W. Philly Fire Displaces 100 Residents
Students will get a day off from Henry Lea Elementary after a 5-alarm fire on the 4800 block of Walnut Street ripped through an apartment complex last night. Nearly 160 firefighters fought the flames while it displaced almost 100 residents (Photo: Matt Petrillo).
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