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City Council looks to address flood of drug paraphernalia stores
Teenagers falling ill after buying THC gummies laced with benzodiazepines. Needles being displayed above candy. Selling ...
Trump’s HUD Secretary Scott Turner says Philly Council must ease building rules if Mayor Cherelle Parker is to achieve her housing goal
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner visited Philadelphia on Thursday and said City Council should cut red tape that makes it harder to build new housing, potentially ...
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Broad Street Brief: City Council Talks Tax Reform, HOME Initiative
During her speech outlining details of her proposed $2 billion Housing Opportunities Made Easy (HOME) Initiative on Monday, Mayor Cherelle ...
Will Smith returns to West Philadelphia to celebrate a street named in his honor
Will Smith returned to his West Philadelphia neighborhood on Wednesday, where a jubilant crowd greeted him with a street ...
Philadelphia needs money for World Cup security. Host cities will look to the Trump administration for help.
Philadelphia is among a handful of 2026 FIFA World Cup host cities asking the federal government for millions of dollars in ...
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Mayor Cherelle Parker unveils plan that would invest $2B into housing for Philadelphia
The purpose of the special session was to focus on the issue of affordable housing with the introduction of a new initiative by Mayor Cherelle Parker. It's a $2 billion plan that aims to create ...
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Phila. mayor Cherelle Parker proposes $6.7 billion budget for better safety, housing, tax breaks
Philadelphia Mayor and 2016 Fels Institute of Government graduate Cherelle Parker introduced her new $6.7 billion “One Philly 2.0 Budget” for the 2026 fiscal year. The main focuses of the plan are ...
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‘No more important issue’: Mayor Parker outlines ambitious housing plan amid ongoing crisis
Monday’s address provided the first substantive details of the administration’s Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.
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'Unsung sheroes': Philly honors wives of faith leaders at City Hall before group's gathering
Mayor Cherelle Parker honored more than 30 members of the International Association of Minister’s Wives and Minister’s Widows ...
Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised, now there’s a street called Will Smith Way.