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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Opportunity Zone developments help homeless Philadelphians in President Trump’s first 100 days

May 1, 2025April 30, 2025
Scott Turner
1

Opportunity Zones have been a blessing for our nation, and the numbers show it. Investments have improved lives in more […]

Homelessness

Report: Homelessness continues to rise in Pennsylvania

January 2, 2025January 1, 2025
Christina Lengyel
6

(The Center Square) – Homelessness in Pennsylvania rose 12.2 percent over the past year, according to this year’s Annual Homelessness […]

Homelessness

Thom Nickels: Life on the streets – and in the woods

May 23, 2024May 22, 2024
Thom Nickels
3

Will the clean sweep on Kensington Avenue lead to lasting change, or more of the same?
By Thom Nickels

Culture

Thom Nickels: Distributing Christmas bologna to the homeless

December 25, 2023December 21, 2023
Thom Nickels
3

Bologna sandwiches and hard-boiled eggs helped make the season a little brighter for a few down-and-out Philadelphians.
By Thom Nickels

Civic Culture

Thom Nickels: Demonic nihilism? It’s not just on the streets.

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023
Thom Nickels
11

From the newsrooms to the street corners, society is coming apart at the seams.
By Thom Nickels

Homelessness

Thom Nickels: The new homelessness poses deeper challenges

June 6, 2022June 13, 2022
Thom Nickels
3

New dangerous drugs have a grip on many homeless, keeping them trapped into life on the streets
By Thom Nickels

Culture

Kyle Sammin: Parkway homeless encampments shows a city sliding backwards

September 28, 2020July 28, 2021
Kyle Sammin
2

We seem to have a permanent tent city on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Will Mayor Kenney resolve it?
By Kyle Sammin

Housing

Stu Bykofsky: No, ‘no cop zone’ in Philly

July 7, 2020April 19, 2021
Stu Bykofsky

Mayor Jim Kenney or Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw should give the order to reclaim the Von Colln sign and establish authority at the political encampment on the Parkway.
By Stu Bykofsky

Op-Ed

Sen. Jarrett Coleman: It’s time to end Covid penalties on small businesses

Sen. Jarrett Coleman: It’s time to end Covid penalties on small businesses

schedule May 12 2025
ink_pen Jarrett Coleman

Everyone remembers a local business in their town that was shut down due to the Covid pandemic, while the big […]

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