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Provident Mutual building sale on hold, endangering planned West Philly health campus

Philadelphia Business Journal 12/13 11:00P Jake Blumgart

West Philadelphia Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell has halted the city’s long-awaited remake of the former Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. building at 4601 Market Street for...

Related: Blackwell pauses proposed sale of ex-Provident Mutual Life building in West Philly PhillyTrib.com (News), City puts sale of former Provident Mutual building on hold PhillyTrib.com (News)

WPVI reporter Vernon Odom hangs up new mike for retirement

PhillyTrib.com (News) 12/13 12:58P Tribune Staff Report

A familiar and long-time staple on the Action News team at WPVI-TV is hanging up the microphone after spending more than four decades reporting events throughout the...

Sixty schools fall under new ESSA assessment indicators

PhillyTrib.com (News) 12/13 11:31A Ryanne Persinger Tribune Staff W

Under the state's new accountability measure, fewer schools in the School District of Philadelphia have been identified as struggling or needing additional support from the...

Related: District aims to help schools under new benchmark model PhillyTrib.com (News)

Officials continue to help victims displaced by West Philly fire

PhillyTrib.com (News) 12/13 10:57A John N. Mitchell Tribune Staff W

Days after the five-alarm fire at the Overbrook Gardens apartment complex that left more than 50 people homeless, the city’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and Red Cross...

Ask Google to 'tell you something good,' then thank this Villanova alum for it

Philadelphia Business Journal 12/13 10:03A Michelle Caffrey

Ryan Burke '08, a creative producer at Google Creative Labs, was reading more news than every, but had never felt worse about the things he was reading. So he tapped the...

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This Week in History

PhillyTrib.com (The Learning Key) 12/10 11:00P Chanel Hill Tribune Staff Writer

Dec. 13, 1759: First music store in America opens in Philadelphia.

Giving back this season!

Gladwyne Montessori 12/4 3:13A

During this winter season, the Gladwyne Montessori PTA has chosen a range of local nonprofits and initiatives to support. Donations can be dropped off in our main lobby now...

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WPVI reporter Vernon Odom hangs up new mike for retirement

PhillyTrib.com (Lifestyle) 12/13 12:58P Tribune Staff Report

A familiar and long-time staple on the Action News team at WPVI-TV is hanging up the microphone after spending more than four decades reporting events throughout the...

New year, new format for Radio One Philadelphia's 107.9

PhillyTrib.com (Entertainment) 12/13 6:45A Kimberly C. Roberts Entertainmen

On Monday, Dec. 10, Radio One Philadelphia introduced a fourth station to its portfolio with Classix 107.9 — bringing 1970s and 1980s R&B as the Sound of Philadelphia. Praise...

Philly filmmaker Jamal Hill brings Christmas cheer to TV One

PhillyTrib.com (Entertainment) 12/11 10:32A Kimberly C. Roberts Entertainmen

As TV One continues its cavalcade of Christmas comedies, “Coins for Christmas,” from Philadelphia filmmaker Jamal Hill, premieres at 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16, with an encore...

'Caroling With a Cop’ aims to spread cheer, ease tensions

PhillyTrib.com (Lifestyle) 12/10 9:18A Rachel Wisniewski

Tamika Jones-Nwalipenja hoped to make a difference by bringing her children to “Caroling with a Cop” at 39th Police District in North Philadelphia. Her 13-year-old son, Zion,...

Black, white Philly sistahs help abolish slavery

PhillyTrib.com (Commentary) 12/7 2:45P Michael Coard

Sunday marks the 185th anniversary of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society (PFASS), founded December 9, 1833.

Related: Coard: Black, white Philly sistahs help abolish slavery PhillyTrib.com (Commentary)

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Severity of Carson Wentz's back injury still unknown

PhillyTrib.com (Sports) 12/13 12:06P ROB MAADDI

PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz has a back injury. The severity is still not known.

Sixers topped by Nets 127-124

PhillyTrib.com (Sports) 12/13 1:23A ROB MAADDI

PHILADELPHIA — Spencer Dinwiddie put on his best Stephen Curry impersonation.

McCutchen, Phillies agree to $50M, 3-year deal

PhillyTrib.com (Sports) 12/12 1:42A RONALD BLUM

LAS VEGAS — All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $50 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told...

Penn ends No. 17 Villanova's city supremacy in 78-75 win

PhillyTrib.com (Sports) 12/12 1:31A DAN GELSTON

PHILADELPHIA — Phil Booth took the potential tying shot with hands that have slipped on two Villanova national championship rings, and a tick of the clock suddenly seemed...

Eagles search for answers in season gone wrong

PhillyTrib.com (Sports) 12/11 2:31A ROB MAADDI

PHILADELPHIA — Explaining what went wrong a day after another frustrating loss left the Philadelphia Eagles on the brink of elimination was a difficult exercise for coach Doug...

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Medical Mystery: It was just a nosebleed - or was it?

Philly.com (Health) 12/10 8:05A

When she pinched her nose closed to stop what was usually little more than a trickle, blood gushed out of her mouth. Her husband took her to a nearby emergency room, where a...

'Sex ed isn't serving young black women.' These Philly women are trying to fix that.

Philly.com (Health) 12/6 3:34P

Black girls are poorly served by sex-education curriculums tailored for a white majority, experts say. A Philly-based nonprofit called Daughters of the Diaspora is enlisting...

Medical Mystery: Why was yellow discharge draining from man's belly button?

Philly.com (Health) 12/5 7:00A

The patient noted that since childhood he sometimes felt what he described as a "pulling sensation" in his belly button and bladder area, particularly when he urinated.

New laxer rules for nursing home administrators put resident safety at risk

Philly.com (Health) 12/5 3:51A

Over the last 12 months, both the federal and Pennsylvania governments have taken actions that could significantly impact safety at nursing facilities.

Odorless and deadly: The dangers of carbon monoxide

Philly.com (Health) 12/5 2:36A

This silent, but deadly gas can be avoided in your home by taking certain precautions.

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