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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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CP's Quality-o-life-o-Meter
The Phillie Phanatic appears on 30 Rock, and subtitles reveal he is an "undersea king." Hip-Hop appears on an SPCA examination table and is humanely put down.
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Blame Game
Asked why police would have approached a possible murder witness so visibly, police spokesman Lt. Raymond Evers told CP, "That's how we do things. We pick up people and interview them."
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Off to the Races
A suburban outpost of a coffeehouse chain is not exactly the war room you might expect for the first candidate to come out of Occupy Philly.
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Arrested Development
The back-and-forth lasted more than two hours, and Feibush says he watched as Green stole a number of ballots cast by neighborhood residents. As Green said at the meeting, "We're not going to allow high-end."
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Infernal Affairs
The PAC is notoriously slow at closing cases, and it's unclear how many cases the board actually meaningfully reviews at all: not clear because the PAC publishes almost none of its findings.
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