Building collapses in Center City; at least 6 dead
Update: See additional photos of the scene taken by Tara Murtha June 6 here. By late last night, the entire country had heard of a building collapse in Center City Philadelphia. Neither terrorism, nor the product of nefarious foul play, by the early afternoon, it had been reported that several people had been taken to three hospitals throughout the city, and...
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Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Arrested at “Occupy Fannie Mae” Protest in Center City Philadelphia [VIDEO]
Germantown resident Rhonda Lancaster speaks about the foreclosure of her home. Rhonda Lancaster was one of the first to speak at yesterday’s “Occupy Fannie Mae” event, a Green Party-sponsored sit-in at the Fannie Mae office in Center City to protest unjust home foreclosures. Lancaster, a musician and fitness instructor, has been dealing with foreclosure...
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Community Action Groups Shut Down Center City, Protest Gov. Corbett
When Governor Corbett comes to Philly, he does so with good reason. Like, say, he speaks with the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the one group in Southeastern Pennsylvania that may still support his budget priorities. That’s what happened yesterday at the Prince Music Theater—and protesters from several community action groups were ready for his...
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The Ladies of the 8th Ward Sound Off on Voter ID
Ruth Rump has been working Election Day polling places in Center City for the past 25 years. A Committeewoman in the Eighth ward, she’s had to get a number of additional jobs done preparing for today’s primary, mostly due to the recently-passed Voter ID Act. “Each voter here got a memo from me about the Voter ID Act and people at the polls have been directed...
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Remember High-Speed Rail Through Philly? It’s Dead.
The Vice President at Penn. Back in February, Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech at 30th Street Station in which he touted the Obama Administration’s plans for high-speed rail the country over. It involved using federal stimulus cash to build new locomotives, similar to high-speed rail in Europe. We were promised Philly to New York in under an hour, at...
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Mayor Nutter Releases Flash-Mob Enforcement Tactics
Mayor Nutter meant business this afternoon as he approached the podium in Dilworth Plaza, where a crowd was awaiting word on new measurements by the city to prevent any further violence from a sect of the city’s youth. Basically, Nutter’s had it up to here. He’s through with the excuses of the parents who’ve failed to take responsibility for the actions...
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Mayor Nutter Takes Flash-Mob Message to the Streets
By Michael Alan Goldberg Amid the heaviest Center City police presence in recent memory and a freshly enforced curfew, Mayor Nutter hit the streets with Deputy Mayor Everett Gillison, Town Watch Integrated Services Director Anthony Murphy, top police brass, community activists and kids (about 30 people in all) last night at 10 p.m. in a show of unity and strength...
Continue ReadingMayor Announces Curfew Enforcement, Reminds Parents to be Parents
While awaiting word on Mayor Nutter’s elaborate plan to fight flash mobs, a press release sent out by his office today reminds the city that his team won’t put up with the the youth’s nonsense any longer. At least after 10 p.m., that is. This weekend, there will be increased police presence in Center City, which will be strictly enforcing the...
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