Parker seeks area assist; Put up workplace renaming; Weekly gun violence temporary

Inside Mt. Ethereal Church of God in Christ, Parker appealed to shared experiences among the many older, center class, Black residents of NW Philly who stuffed the church, threading collectively the potential financial advantages of the world with childhood reminiscences of a extra bustling Market Avenue and the historical past of Mount Ethereal’s personal financial ups and downs.

Within the room, although, and the following morning at a rally held by a brand new group known as Black Philly for Chinatown, voices of opposition continued to query the challenge. Proceed studying…

Among the many greater than 12,000 finishers of the 2024 Philadelphia Marathon was Gloria Vasquez, a 73-year-old grandmother from Kissimmee, Fla. It was her 94th marathon, and moved her nearer to her purpose to run 100 earlier than she turns 100.
                    
Vasquez, a mom of 4 and grandmother of eight, acquired assist alongside the route from members of her household, some even ran together with her for some time. And he or she’ll be again subsequent 12 months. Her granddaughter who lives right here stated she’d decide up her registration charge for the ’25 marathon. Proceed studying… 

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