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Philly City Council: Want to fight crime? Address quality of life issues
By: Special to the Capital-Star - June 6, 2023
'If we address issues of quality of life, it is one step towards reducing violent crime,' Councilmember Anthony Phillips said.
The gun violence epidemic Is ‘Locking us back in our room’
By: Special to the Capital-Star - June 6, 2023
Children’s health experts are advocating for exposure to gun violence be considered what’s known as an 'adverse childhood experience.'
‘Life got in the way’: After 51 years, Philadelphia native days away from high school diploma
By: Special to the Capital-Star - June 5, 2023
Betty Williams, a North Philadelphia native, will graduate from an adult learners program on July 28.
Pride in Philadelphia and beyond is a celebration for all. Here’s what’s happening across Pa.
By: Special to the Capital-Star - June 5, 2023
June is pride month in Pennsylvania. The calendar is full this month and beyond in Philadelphia and across the state.
How a medical recoding may limit cancer patients’ options for breast reconstruction
By: Special to the Capital-Star - June 4, 2023
Medical coding is the backbone for 'how business gets done in medicine,' a physician said.
Philadelphia Black clergy to hold summit on gun violence on Saturday
By: Special to the Capital-Star - June 3, 2023
The summit Mt. Zion Baptist Church in North Philadelphia is part of a larger outreach effort stretching across the weekend.
As HBG prepares to clear unhoused encampment, occupants wait, wonder what comes next
By: Special to the Capital-Star - June 1, 2023
Resident must leave the encampment along the Capital Greenbelt on Thursday.
Experts: Pennsylvania missed identifying thousands of unserved internet areas
By: Special to the Capital-Star - June 1, 2023
The Broadband Development Authority could cause the state to lose out on millions in federal funding by failing to identify broadband needs.
How Pa. lawmakers are clawing back the state’s power to plug abandoned wells
By: Special to the Capital-Star - May 31, 2023
‘Essentially, what we’re trying to do is to take the law back to where it was,’ state Rep. Greg Vitali, D-Delaware, said.
Shell to pay $10M in fines for exceeding pollution limits. Will it matter?
By: Special to the Capital-Star - May 30, 2023
The fossil fuel giant acknowledged that it often exceeded emissions limitations at its Beaver County cracker plant since October 2022.
From Philly to Harrisburg and D.C. and back: Estelle Richman reflects on life in public service
By: Special to the Capital-Star - May 29, 2023
The veteran public servant will receive the lifetime achievement award at the PGN Stonewall Awards on June 4.
A Catch 22 for Clinics: State bans limit abortion counseling. Federal Title X rules require it
By: Special to the Capital-Star - May 29, 2023
Federal law requires clinics to offer pregnant women information about prenatal care and delivery, and other topics.