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Battling a nuisance property is a scary, full-time job — one that's often left to citizens to tackle.
Joe Anderson had always dreamed of owning a home, and in 2010 his dream came true with the purchase of a Kensington rowhouse. Then the nightmare started.
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CP's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
The city rounds up 22 fugitives wanted on domestic-abuse and child-support charges in their annual Valentine's Day raid. If you survived the day, enjoy another year of freedom, angry deadbeats!
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Worked Over
Charles Murray spent decades beating up on black people. His new book, however, argues that the white working class is oppressed by its own backward culture, using Fishtown as an exemplar to make generalizations about white workers.
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The Value-Added Candidate
That pair of old Reeboks you put out with the trash last month might now be for sale somewhere in West Africa. And the person who sent them there wants to represent you in Harrisburg.
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The Silent Treatment
The last two weeks have been a harrowing ride for Inquirer and Daily News reporters — and a half-blind one for readers.
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With the Barnes about to open, more restrictive feeding policies could mean trouble for the Parkway's homeless.
Advocates are worried that the city is preparing to crack down on the homeless population that live on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. City officials insist they're looking out for the safety of everyone.
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Dispatches from Tom Corbett's war on Philly.
City Paper has learned that cuts implemented under Corbett have had a far deeper impact on almost every service the state provides to Philadelphians — including education; health care for the poor and disabled; welfare; food stamps; and support services for victims of domestic violence, the disabled and the homeless — than has previously been reported.
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CP's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown proposes generating revenue by selling ads on school buses. "Also, please start referring to me by my new name, Whisper-Quiet Maytag Dishmaster."
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Ups and Downs
It's either an unfortunate coincidence or a sardonic joke — probably the former — that the initials for Philly Rising are "P.R."
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New Sheriff Jewell Williams faces an office in disarray and citizens clamoring for the millions they're owed.
Former Sheriff John Green resigned after 23 years in office in January of last year. His successor, Jewell Williams, was sworn in this January. Williams now faces the daunting prospect of rebuilding the Real Estate Division of the office.
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