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Local

Philadelphia pools host teen pop-ups to attract future lifeguards

By Jack Tomczuk

South Street shooting

Crime

Four killed in violent night in Philly

By Jack Tomczuk

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Music

Positive realism or really positive: Philadelphia soul man Zeek Burse hits World Café Live, previewing new material

By A.D. Amorosi

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Crime

Overnight shootings leave 1 dead, 8 injured in Philadelphia

By Jack Tomczuk

Things to Do

Local restaurateur brings a taste of home in every venue he opens

By Molly Given

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News

Young Philly delegates prepare for their first Democratic convention

By Jack Tomczuk

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News

Man charged in SEPTA bus shooting

By Jack Tomczuk

Philly woman charged for abusing and murdering a 4-year-old girl

Sports

Philly woman charged for abusing and murdering a 4-year-old girl

Becca Glasser-Baker

Philly woman charged for abusing and murdering a 4-year-old girl

Sports

Philly woman charged for abusing and murdering a 4-year-old girl

Becca Glasser-Baker

Subsidized housing sold off in gentrifying Spruce Hill

Sports

Subsidized housing sold off in gentrifying Spruce Hill

Sam Newhouse

From left: Leroy Johnson, Thom Collins (executive director and president of the Barnes), Delia King, Eric Goldberg, Maryann Held, Jane Golden (executive director of Mural Arts Philadelphia), Jonathan Pinkett.

Things to Do

‘Let’s Connect’ at the Barnes winners announced

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Teen charged in Philly dad’s murder outside home

Sports

Teen charged in Philly dad’s murder outside home

Sam Newhouse

Fairmount in Philadelphia is filled with great restaurants, museums and more. | R. Kennedy for Visit Philadelphia

Sports

Neighborhood Guide: Fairmount

Lily Williams

Get ready to cool off at one of these free public pools this summer. | iStock

Sports

Here’s when the public pools open in Philly for 2017

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Neighborhood Guide: Spring Garden

Sports

Neighborhood Guide: Spring Garden

Lily Williams

North Philadelphia residents stuck in eminent domain ‘game’

News

North Philadelphia residents stuck in eminent domain ‘game’

Sam Newhouse

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Going Out

Free pools in Philadelphia to swim in this summer

Madeline Presland

Philly needs to embrace ‘equitable development’

News

Philly needs to embrace ‘equitable development’

Jon Hurdle

Local

Going green in Francisville

julia west

Local

Double shooting kills one in Francisville

Alex Wigglesworth

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