Some businesses are celebrating by helping their employees get to the polls next week, my colleague Ellie Silverman reports. This morning we also have an important story out of West Philly about the ripple effect Penn Alexander has had on the community. It seems a well-known pattern of development is leaving little room left for low-income residents. Back in , the Philadelphia School District and the University of Pennsylvania teamed up to open Penn Alexander, which has since been recognized as one of the best schools in the nation.
That means a pattern seen all over Philadephia is repeating once more: low-income residents are being forced out. In social media ravings he posted before killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue last week , Robert Bowers reportedly expressed anger toward HIAS. He repeated lies suggesting Jews were funding the migrant caravan traveling through Mexico toward the U. Columnist Mike Newall recently spent time at the Jewish-founded refugee resettlement agency. And Nov. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania and across the country, education has become a hot topic during state elections with school funding and teacher salaries at top of mind.
State Rep. She was the only Democratic-elected official to bring her case to trial of the six from Philadelphia implicated in a sting investigation launched nearly a decade ago. A Philadelphia police officer has been fired for fatally shooting an unarmed man last year. Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced the termination Wednesday. Schools across Pennsylvania have wasted tens of millions in taxpayer dollars on roofing projects. Now a state legislator wants to open major construction projects to competitive bidding instead.
Today and tomorrow, many Latinos in the region will celebrate the Day of the Dead to honor the souls of deceased loved ones and saints. In Philly, religion and country help shape their traditions. The short answer: drivers are more likely to listen to police. Thanks for capturing this Halloween installation, yellaphant. Turn it into baked goods or candy bark. Or, you could always sell it to a dentist.
But why? The 38th annual Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival launches this weekend and, though its programming was decided before the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the idea of bridging differences echoes throughout the lineup.
